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that teachers are grossly underpaid
grossly : nyata sekali
Aided by smartphone : dibantu oleh
compensation : bayaran, upah
cocktail parties : biasanya pesta ini diadakan waktu sore
Lurk : bersembunyi
to lurk in the dark : mengintai di tempat gelap
explicit : tegas
scrupulous : cermat, seksama
disperse : membubarkan, mengedarkan
inflate : memompa, membubung
parsimonious : terlalu hemat, pelit
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) : Biro Pencatatan Statistik
Bureau : antor
prevails : berlaku
determinations : kebulatan tekad
At first glance, ...
teachers are paid a salary commensurate with their skills
commensurate : sepadan
pool of candidates : kelompok
flaw : cacat
reliance : hal yang menggantungkan nasibnya, kepercayaan
obsolete : usang, kuno
conception : gambaran
corresponding : yg berhubungan dg surat-menyurat, sesuai, cocok
Likewise, ... : Demikian juga
to discern when hiring a new teacher
discern : menilai
aptitude : kecerdasan, ketangkasan
impart information : menyampaikan
tightly : dengan ketat
circumscribe: membatasi
Despite : meskipun
comprise : terdiri atas (v)
tenure : masa jabatan (of office), kedudukan tetap (as professor)
raising the average tenure of teachers.
palm-leaf hats
straw bonnets (bonnet : topi yg biasanya diikat dibawah dagu)
cotton mill : penggilingan kapas
clerical work : pekerjaan juru tulis
retention : ingatan (memory), penyimpanan (of sub), hak tetap memiliki (of property)
divergence : perbedaan
undermines : merusak, meruntuhkan (their authority)
infractions : pelanggaran
forsake : meninggalkan, mengabaikan
confiscate : menyita
cornerstone : batu pertama
rein : mengekang
tangible : nyata
Inevitably : tak dapat diabaikan/diacuhkan
stultify : melemahkan, mematikan semangat
preserve : memelihara (tradisi), mengawetkan (fruits)
The results of recruitment and retention are consistent; low salaries were associated with low-quality teachers.
Opportunities in the job are circumscribed
their opportunities were tightly circumscribed
If I believe they are charging more than they are worth, for a game or a concert or a movie, I simply don’t go.
the difficulty of identifying who will be a good teacher and the reliance on an obsolete conception of the pool of potential teachers.
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