[dozzie]

> Some people will be quick to say that you can't teach for the money. [...]

> Top students, when they pick what area of studies to pursue, are bound to think about the prestige and earning potential of their future careers [...]

To support this point, if the profession is lucrative and respected, it attracts both people who love it and people who just want prestige. If the profession is not prestigious, less people who would love it choose it (i.e. only those who want to work in it despite its status), the rest being filled with drop-outs from other areas.