Maybe it's just me...but that doesn't seem very smart.
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Well...Teachers do have some of the lowest SAT scores of campus majors. They aren't the brightest bulbs on the academic shelf. Smart? Maybe not.
Mine were in the top 1% in the nation - 30+ years ago, before they "realigned" the scores.
But that brings up a good question. Even your article says that teaching isn't a "high status" profession:
When compared with what he terms "the so-called status professions - attorney, corporate executives, physicians and such" as to the percentage of their income they give to charitable causes, teachers rank first.
I thought it was really interesting that teachers tend, statistically, to be very generous with their money. I suspect it's because many teachers do want to improve the world, and that's why they choose teaching as a career.
But, what needs to change so that more bright individuals will choose teaching as a career instead of these "high status" careers?