In education-obsessed South Korea, the potential for earning a lot of money as a teacher is great. For example, 46-year-old math instructor and cram school tutor Woo Hyeong-cheol makes $4 million a year teaching Web-based classes. His salary is higher than most of the top professional baseball players in South Korea. And he’s just as famous.
Why aren’t teachers in the U.S. treated like rock stars? Let’s start paying them more money and attention. It’s the best way to fix our broken education system.