To get at the root of the problem many people advocate that consumer education be made a required course in the public schools.
為求根本解決消費者「無知」的問題，許多人主張應將消費者教育納入國民義務教育的體系中。在美國，各級學校都有完備的消費教育課程，我國卻化整為零，在國民中學健康教育、公民與道德的課程中稍稍提及。