If you watch the national spelling bee you will see that many of the contestant's are the children of immigrants whom seem to be able to grasp the value of education and instill in their children the will to spend time on learning. Many of "our jobs" are filled by these same educated people.
Education and healthcare, perhaps we need to look at what others in our world are doing and adopt some of that into our system.
My first thought on seeing a preview of "Honey BoBo" was that historians worldwide would use it as an example of what caused America to become a third world country.