No known procedure exists for making a person into a perfect knower or wizard. We are all likely to make mistakes or suffer discouragement or confusion. However, thinking like a researcher can definitely add zest to a professional teacher's life. I hope that, as a teacher, you have already developed appreciation and respect for the diversity of people. Even a teacher of only one year's experience knows that humans have different ways of thinking, different ideas of what to do and enjoy and lots of other differences.
Researchers ususally try to do work that has appeal and value to many different sorts of people.
So a research class emphasizes the differences among people. When considering interpretations and reactions, these sorts of majority may need to be consider and alternative opinions sought out.