Some people think that a university professor should focus time on doing research; while others think that the main role of a professor is to educate students in university.
Professors play an important role in university and they are the people who manage the teaching and research. While I accept that teaching is the responsibility of the professor, I believe that college professors should spend more time in conducting academic study.
Firstly, as practice is the criterion of testing truth, academic success requires hands-on experiments. For example, if a medical professor does not conduct a blind experiment, it is difficult for the scholar to evaluate the effectiveness of a medical drug which is often forestalled the chance of a placebo effect. Without enough experiment, it would be hard for scholars to test the theories and explore science.
From a pragmatic perspective, conducting on research can be a method to make contributions to the human beings and society. The cutting edge knowledge comes from research. For example, the penicillin, the most widely used antibiotic to date, was discovered by a professor from Imperial College, which is a result of an experiment in a college laboratory. Experiments can help professors to develop science and technology, which can yields the results that benefit the world.
Some people concern that professors should spend more time in cultivating successors. However, I would argue that if professors never do research, can they impart empirical knowledge to students? Can the teaching standard be increased? There are many research universities, such as Harvard and Cambridge, where have high-quality teaching. The main reason is that those schools have professors who have lots of academic achievements that comes from research.
In conclusion, professors should spend more time in conducting research because research is a measure of testing principles, a way of contributing to society and a method of improving teaching quality.
Professors play an important role in university and they are the people who manage the teaching and research. While I accept that teaching is the responsibility of the professor, I believe that college professors should spend more time in conducting academic study.
Firstly, as practice is the criterion of testing truth, academic success requires hands-on experiments. For example, if a medical professor does not conduct a blind experiment, it is difficult for the scholar to evaluate the effectiveness of a medical drug which is often forestalled the chance of a placebo effect. Without enough experiment, it would be hard for scholars to test the theories and explore science.
From a pragmatic perspective, conducting on research can be a method to make contributions to the human beings and society. The cutting edge knowledge comes from research. For example, the penicillin, the most widely used antibiotic to date, was discovered by a professor from Imperial College, which is a result of an experiment in a college laboratory. Experiments can help professors to develop science and technology, which can yields the results that benefit the world.
Some people concern that professors should spend more time in cultivating successors. However, I would argue that if professors never do research, can they impart empirical knowledge to students? Can the teaching standard be increased? There are many research universities, such as Harvard and Cambridge, where have high-quality teaching. The main reason is that those schools have professors who have lots of academic achievements that comes from research.
In conclusion, professors should spend more time in conducting research because research is a measure of testing principles, a way of contributing to society and a method of improving teaching quality.
