Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we WILL MAKE the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy SHOOK her head. “No, pink is either for BABIES or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but DIDN'T SAY anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we COULD ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much MORE EXPENSIVE than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ARE PAINTED in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the FOURTH one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I HAVE BOUGHT.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.
- What do you think is the most important thing for teacher to consider her work as a part of entertainment?
- I don't know exactly, for I'm not a teacher and even have no idea about this profession's details. But I suggest all the teachers love their job not for salary but for some kind of possibility to teach children something new and interesting. To show us different visions of life by making us be interested in concrete subject.
- So, is it support from the teacher or a sence of achievment? I mean the thing you're talking about.
- Equally both. Look, teachers want us to become a clever and various ones. What should they do to realize this ambition?..
- It seems I understood your idea. You mean teachers support us by helping to find right way and our vocation in this life.
- Yeah, you're right.
- But what about sence of achievment?
- Oh, it depends on teachers' wish to support pupils. By helping them, as you said, to find right way and vocation in life, they get a sence of achievement. That's a kind act, isn't it?
- Yes, I think so. But what about the other factors?
- Nothing.
- Mmm, pardon?
- How do you think what is more important for pupils, teacher or school building?
- Surely the teacher!
- Yes. And what makes the teacher be loved by pupils?
- An ability to support and help, yeah?
- That's it! And a sence of achievment as an award for their labor which replaces a good salary. Though sometimes teacher need more than they get, I think.
- So, the money is important too?
- Yes... But that's another topic of conversation. And I think, the money doesn't play the biggest part in teacher's working.
- Maybe...