My freshman Physics profs could care less about teaching freshman physics majors. He also was a lousy communicator. We all used the Feynman Lectures to get through that year.
Part of the genius of people like Feynman ( and T Sowell) is taking complex ideas and expressing them so that others can understand them.
The Kahn academy model - get a brilliant lecture on video, then have someone who can answer questions on any sticking points.
Part of the genius of people like Feynman ( and T Sowell) is taking complex ideas and expressing them so that others can understand them.