Social media comment varied, with some posters applauding any attempt to attract ambitious people to the relatively poorly-paid teaching profession, while others questioned whether teachers would be better motivated by cash and status goods or rather by investment in the troubled education system . And one poster was not alone in pointing out that, because Saudi Arabia's conservative interpretation of Islam does not allow women to drive, "This is a great incentive, except that female teachers who win the award won't even be able to drive their car!"