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本帖最后由 tracywlz 于 2009-6-30 17:39 编辑
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TOPIC: ISSUE50 - "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."
In my view, although the speaker puts forward an absorbing argument, I still have some opposite perspectives against it. As the speaker said, all faculty should be required to work outside campus in order to improve teaching quality. However, the speaker unfairly ignores plenty of bad effects brought from this act.
We are in a world with a gradually serious limitation of teaching resources. The proportion between teacher and student is extraordinary lower in many universities than an integrate education system needs. That means numerous universities students are not being offered enough education directions from teachers-the number of existing experienced professors cannot match with the dramatically increasing universities students, thus how can we let the insufficient teaching resources flow to other fields? Even it may give rise to bring some useful knowledge back to university, but as for an essential class profession, does the practical experiences matter more than the need of subject knowledge from the students? As for this point, it is unwise for universities to let all teachers go out of campus especially for those are in the role of essential subjects teaching.
Meanwhile, as for teacher themselves, teaching an exceeding number of students seems an onerous task for them in contemporary life. Can they sustain a healthy fit if still have duties outside? The speaker may reply that teachers can shorten or quit their teaching missions for a while and devoted themselves in the changeable out-academic world. Notwithstanding, let us came back to the first point, if existing teaching resources are being cut down, the university are facing a dilemma, to cut down the courses or increase the rest teachers' burden. Either of the choice will result in a decline of university education quantity.
Moreover, let us focus on the benefactor as the speaker implies, compared with the lost from teacher's drain out, the advantage from teacher going out are smaller which can be paid from other ways like reading professional magazine, communicating with students from other universities and so forth. In addition, for the society, notwithstanding it is undoubtedly that more learned suggestions could give a more professional perspective for industry, however, dogmatism threaten can not be forgotten. If the manage are more willing rely on the "academic experts" and totally ignore workers or other practical employees, the result may not be perfection as the formula works out-everything was proved to be fail at last which are separate itself from pragmatism.
Admittedly, we cannot totally negative the speaker's suggestion. Many value cannot be replaced which are the results of teacher's practical experience outside. Nevertheless as for some basic classes these knowledge are not as vital as a-well-prepared and detail teaching. Therefore, what the speaker argue that it is indispensable for the entire faculty to work out is not reasonable.
In a word, as many questionably effects existing, the speaker’s suggestion of letting all the teachers go out of campus seems unseemliness. In essence, dissimilar measures ought to be taken to two kinds of subject teaching. As for practical subjects, it is sensible to let teacher find out-campus work, and for those are devoted in basic courses teaching, experiences in campus are enough for them.
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Issue50 June. 30 修改版 50"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."
In my view, the speaker puts forward an absorbing suggestion, while it is not wise after carefully thinking about the possibility consequences it may bring to. The actuality education system does not have the ability to let all teachers go out and for students, teachers, colleges, or societies, the new measures still can results in some unreasonable results.
We are in a world with a gradually serious limitation of teaching resources. The proportion between teacher and student is extraordinary lower in many universities than an integrate education system requires. That means numerous universities students are not being offered enough education directions from their teachers. A phenomenon is exist in numerous colleges and universities: a normal undergraduate has to share all his professional courses with above 119 classmates and a graduate together with 19 colleagues has only one mentor to help their studies. As the progress of colleges and universities extension project, an increasing number of youth get the chance of further study, while in fact; it becomes more and more likely a method to obtain degree certification rather than gain knowledge--when the colleges and universities offer unceasingly enlarged capacity classroom to them, how can their have the same teaching resources as their predecessors had? As for this point, it is unwise for universities to let all teachers go out of campus.
Meanwhile, as for teacher themselves, teaching an exceeding number of students seems an onerous task for them in contemporary life. Can they sustain a healthy fit if still have duties outside? The speaker may reply that teachers can shorten or quit their teaching missions for a while and devoted themselves in the changeable out-academic world. Notwithstanding, let us focus on the first analysis, if existing teaching resources are being cut down, the university are facing a dilemma, to cut down the courses or increase the rest teachers' burden? Either of the choice will result in a decline of university education
quality.
Moreover, let us focus on the benefactor as the
speaker implies. For colleges and universities, compared with the lost comes from teacher's drain out, the benefits from having more experienced teachers to boost their qualified teachers standard can be replaced by other ways like promoting technical proseminar or fortifying communication between professions and students. For societies, granted that it is undoubtedly more faculty going out means more professional perspectives flowing to industry, however, it is not an easy task to let all the technical theory operate well in practical production. Moreover, all faculty working outside means an decreasing number of working chances for worker or other non-professional interviewees. The economic crisis have brought an unprecedented number of unemployment to society, it would be worse if all universities and colleges faculty rushing out to compete a society working position.
Admittedly, the speaker’s suggestion cannot be totally denied. The experience from outside campus is indispensible for education, and the ultimate purpose of scientific research is contributing to practical work. Howbeit, we can enlarge the teachers amount of universities and colleges as well as let a few faculty go out for expanding their knowledge in practical fields and transfer the other faculty when the experienced one come back campus. It is a large program but benefits not only to students and teachers but also to campus and societies.
In sum, it is not wise to let all faculty go out while the teaching resources can be ameliorate by increasing fluidness between campus and society. |
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