Poverty crouches on one end of the “education problem,” and on the other end perch ridiculously over-priced professions. One example: the models on Deal or No Deal:

While several of the models said they could live just on what they earn from the show, it shoots only two or three days every three weeks. [Deal or No Deal - Television - New York Times]

As long as models make six figures for holding briefcases (or athletes make seven figures for chasing balls around) while police, fire fighters, and teachers struggle to pay bills, there will be no “cure” for the anti-intellectual movement or the dearth of dedicated, skillful teachers.