Society values teaching quite a bit actually. People pay thousands upon thousands for private schools, tutors, and specialized classes.
It's the citizenry that we deem worthless. That's why there's no money in public education.
It's the citizenry that we deem worthless. That's why there's no money in public education.
But then of course, you're encouraging the exact thing the author objects to: private institutions for people who actually care (and have some cash to prove it)
For an outsider looking in at the US, it looks like they do not really value teachers (compared to professors) much. Not by the economic measure at least.