Question

Which statement BEST summarizes the section, There's More to Life Than Your Salary? A) The pay for teachers slowly rises over time, but not as fast as inflation rises. B) Teachers, because they only get paid once a month, are some of the best budget-makers around. C) A teacher’s paycheck is very reliable; it always arrives at the same time and in the same amount. D) While it is true that teachers don’t make a lot of money, there are many other (non-monetary) compensations for the low pay and they don't live in poverty.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.

The teaching profession is a vocation (a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation). It is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn, a calling or a strong impulse to follow a particular activity or career.

Teaching should not be about making money in the first place. Obviously, teachers need to be paid as everybody else in any job. But there are others, non-monetary merits connected to this profession. Helping the young to become adults is the most important one. It's a huge responsibility and an honor at the same time. Other forms of compensation for the low pay are: doing a job that has a lot of prestige, being able to continue with their own further education while teaching, being an adviser and role model to the young generation, long holiday periods.

There is more to the teacher's life than a salary means that all the other merits of this profession trump the low pay.

Answer 2

D) While it is true that teachers don’t make a lot of money, there are many other (non-monetary) compensations for the low pay and they don't live in poverty. 100% correct