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50.（2）"In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach."(3.20日写)


Many people deem that education at the college and university level, students should not only acquire knowledge of a specific field, but also master a certain extent of practical skill of working. Thus, if the professors have more experience in relevant field of the courses they teach, they may attribute a more efficient education to students. However, people ignored that not all fields of study requires practical experience to enhance the quality of instruction due to the differentiation of various subjects. Consequently, it is no need to require every faculty to spend time working outside the academic world.

In the field of typical applied physical science and engineering, the practical working methods, skills and experiences as important as professional knowledge. So, the professors in such field have some relevant working experience may help them understand what is useful and what can be directly applied in practice, and then transfer the points to students rather than only told them theories, which may confuse students sometimes without any illustration. As I was educated in an engineering university, professors in the field of computer science, mechanical production engineering technology and so forth, were required to working at least 3 months a year or have a part-time job in relevant field of their study since 2003. A survey conducted by the teaching quality measure center of my university indicates that the employment rate of graduates has increased 18.9% after 2003. The quality of instruction did improve after the reformation.

In addition, many subjects in humanity also need practical skills, including social work and my major, teach Chinese as second language. Suppose a professor who teach social work, however, he/she never does any kinds of voluntary works and do not know what is NGO, how can we believe he/she can really teach students to do that what he/she never does? At the same time, how students know whether the theory can apply in practice or not? So, professors in applied subject, no matter physical science or humanity, should have certain working experience in professions in relevant courses.

Nonetheless, there is a myriad of pure theoretical subjects in both physical science and humanity, such as history, philosophy, math and so forth. Due to the differentiation of inherent purpose, these subjects are aim to provide a theory guidance to that applied subjects. And the main duty of teachers who teach in those fields is foster students a capability of creative and critical thinking and lead them to develop the existing theory step further. The interaction between such subject and social practice is very rare and indirect, if any. Thus, without considering the essence of the theoretical subjects, requiring those faculties work outside blindly may have little improvement in instruction quality, even worse, have some negative impact in their researching and teaching due to limited passion and energy one would holds.

Take an apt illustration, in the department of philosophy, professors mainly instruct students to understand some classical theory and sutra of philosophy, such as platonic realism, Kant’s theory of perception from the critique of pure reason, the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre and so on, which help students establish a comprehensive ideological system to guide them in the whole life no matter studying, working or living. Moreover, philosophy is fundamental subject which can apply in kinds of other field such as science of management or pedagogy. Whichever field that professors choose to work may bring little about students or even mislead them. Rather than let faculty do some useless and time-consuming work, let students chose their preferred development direction and attend some relevant applied courses much wiser. So, as far as I am concerned, professors related those subject have no need to work outside and gain some so called practical experience.

To sum up, without comprehensive and balanced considered each subjects purpose and aims, there is no need require all faculty to spend time working outside the academic world. Instead, depends on whether the subject did required such kind of practical experience and skill or not, it can decides professors in which field have an obligation work out.

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