Some people choose their areas of study for noble reasons, not for greedy selfish reasons like yourself. I know that want to be teachers choose this field because they want to help children become wonderful people mentally and emotionally. These are the kind of people that we need more of. The problem is that even those people that are not materialistic need to feed themselves. Hey, teaching may not pay the best, but I have to admire the people who are dedicated enough to do it.
Education is quite possibly THE most important aspect of any community.
Those who provide education are grossly underpaid. I commend a University president who seeks to pay educators as they deserve. However, at a public institution such as the University of Utah and other state funded universities, the burden of funding the university cannot and should not be placed squarely on the shoulders of the students. If I were looking for that, I would have gone to a private institution. Let's keep education affordable for all.