▶ Your Answer :
Some people think universities should not
increase the payment of professors, asserting that it will not help elevate the
quality of education. However, in my opinion, raising the remuneration for
professors is imperative to take the educational level into another level. The
reason is that it will retain the best professors and attract more outstanding
talents to pursue a career as a teacher at university.
Firstly, pay rise will lead to more
commitment to the position as a professor. Increased income helps professors
focus more on teaching and academic performance thanks to the ease of financial
burden. Otherwise, the professors are likely to switch the job. In the 1900s,
being a professor was considered to be one of the well-paid jobs. However,
salaries and benefits remain stagnant for decades. For example, my father was a
biology professor whose payment remained unchanged for nearly ten years. As a
result, he had to seek other opportunities in private companies to make a
living and support our family. Had his disbursement been adjusted reasonably
according to the inflation rate or his teaching skills, he would not give up on
his dream to teach biology and resort to other alternatives.
On top of that, better payments and
benefits can attract more talent to pursue a career as a professor, which
contributes to the improvement of teaching. Due to the bleak prospect of being
a professor, talented young people are deterred from attempting. According to a
study by Harvard University in 2019, the number of candidates applying for a
job as a university lecturer has decreased by 30% in America compared to that
of 2010. Without ameliorating the treatment and payment to professors,
occupations in universities would never regain the allure it once had. The
better the teachers, the higher students' academic achievement will be.
To conclude, a higher payment to professors
can retain excellent talents and attract more talents to compete for the job,
which boosts the overall quality of teaching. In this regard, I support the
idea of increasing the spendings on professors for improvement in education. |