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Yes! Teaching is really hard, and is an independent skill from having knowledge about a subject. Many blog posts and articles are written by people who know the domain, but are not good teachers.

The same goes for teachers in general - you can have professors who are very smart, but are poor teachers. It's a completely different skill set... that's why it's so exciting when you find someone who has both!



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