Now Oklahoma Governor Stitt wants state employees to become

[avebury]

substitute teachers two days a week.

https://kfor.com/news/local/gov-stitt-to-announce-executive-order-regarding-teacher-shortage/

Stitt says it is the state’s job to ensure that students have the option for in-person learning. As a result, he said he is signing an executive order to help schools by authorizing state agencies to allow their employees to become substitute teachers.

“The core mission of all of our 32,000 state employees is to serve the public and to help make Oklahoma a top ten state. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen state employees, they’ve answered the call. They switched and moved to different state agencies where we needed help at that specific time. And right now, that means helping out, stepping up to help our schools,” he said.

The ‘Guest Educator Program’ will help schools that are suffering from staffing shortages by matching them with state employees who are willing to serve as a substitute.

[NightWatcher]

1. Had those fuckwits mandated masks and vaccines they wouldn't be where they are, but nooooo

Now they want random state employees in classrooms with kids, Nope.

Only bad things can/will come from this.

[avebury]

3. They don't pay me enough to begin with so there

is no way that I would volunteer. Plus I telework and it would require me to leave my house.

[Demovictory9]

2. Educational certifications?

[avebury]

6. This is Oklahoma, they don't care about that kind of stuff. nt

[Demovictory9]

8. I see.

[rurallib]

7. No kidding! What an insult to those teachers who took all those classes,

submitted all the paperwork etcetera to become a certified teacher.

Stitt is saying 'you don't need no stinkin' certifications! Anybody can be a teacher.'

[Demovictory9]

9. math, physics, English, Literature...just because one has a state job doesnt mean

they are qualified to teach these subjects.

[XanaDUer2]

4. I'm waiting for our county

To do this to library employees

[MLAA]

5. Shaking my head.

Oklahoma received a D+ grade and slipped one place to 47th overall among the 50 states and District of Columbia in Education's Week's annual rankings of education quality indicators.

So there is still room for them to drop further with help from uncertified / untrained teachers.

[Nevilledog]

10. At least they won't need history teachers.