You've got some great point there. I feel like it goes together though. If they both increase the requirement to be a teacher, had IQ test and provided higher wage, it could become a proffessions of merit.

I'm thinking of thing they do in Ireland where in the 60 place in the Senate, 6 chair are only elected by University graduate which give prestige to university degree. They also give many specific group specific voting rights such a farmers and fishery or local towns.

If we want better teachers, we need to make it worth it for the ambitions and talented. Because right now, it isn't.