Imagine Being America Last In Education But Demanding Educators Be America First!

The totally not gay Oklahoma schools superintendent wants California and New York teachers to learn MAGA history.

The state of Oklahoma is safe for Republicans. The state is deeply conservative and the tribal nations that occupy 3/5 of the state have no say in how the state operates.

So thus, the state is ranked at the bottom of education.

You can be a Sooner but a stupid son of a bitch too.

Any teachers moving to Oklahoma are being required to take an America First exam before being certified to educate in the state.

Teachers from New York and California who apply to teach in Oklahoma will now have to answer questions meant to screen out “woke indoctrinators” with left-wing views — the latest attempt by Oklahoma officials to push the state’s education system rightward.

The test’s 50 questions will cover topics about U.S. government, religion and gender, according to examples shared by the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R). Teachers unions have criticized the move as a political stunt that will discourage applicants as Oklahoma faces a teacher shortage.

Walters was allegedly caught watching porn while listening to citizens.

The Washington Post reports that Walters announced plans to administer the test at a state education board meeting in July in which he said California and New York — the nation’s two largest blue states — have teaching standards considered “antithetical” to Oklahoma’s. Prager University, a nonprofit that produces educational materials emphasizing patriotic and conservative views, developed the exam.

“We’re not bringing in woke indoctrinators into the classroom,” Walters told The Washington Post on Monday, adding, “It’s a very America-first approach.”

Walters has courted controversy for previous efforts to shape Oklahoma’s schools, including distributing Bibles in classrooms and backing a proposal to teach high-schoolers that there were “discrepancies” in the 2020 election. He supported the unsuccessful effort to create the nation’s first public religious charter school in Oklahoma that culminated in a deadlocked Supreme Court ruling in May.

Walters told the education board that its members will not have a chance to review the test for teacher candidates before it is implemented. Chris Van Denhende, a board member, asked Walters in July to ensure the policy “passes legal muster.”

Imagine your child being taught bullshit from a far right propaganda outlet.

“It sounds like we’re on the edge,” Van Denhende said.

The requirement went into effect over the summer, Walters said, but the test is being finalized. Applicants from New York and California receive a notice that they will not be accepted until they complete the exam, once it is ready. Walters said he hoped the exam would be released “soon.”

The Oklahoma State Department of Education shared five sample questions from the multiple-choice test Monday, covering topics such as the Constitution and the makeup of Congress. Oklahoma already requires new teachers to take a U.S. citizenship test, which covers civics topics, to complete their certification. Walters said the test for California and New York teachers would also focus on “the biological differences between the two genders.”

Applicants will have to answer all 50 questions correctly to qualify. Walters said the test is “common sense” and “straightforward.” While the requirement is aimed at teaching applicants from California and New York, Walters said he would consider expanding the test to applicants from other blue states.

Cari Elledge, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, which represents the state’s school employees, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. She told USA Today that the move is a “political stunt to grab attention,” adding that inserting politics into the state’s teacher screenings could harm morale and turn away good educators.

The union told its members in a July letter that Walters “has no legal authority to vet certified teachers based on political ideology” because state law requires Oklahoma to recognize out-of-state teaching credentials, USA Today reported.

Walters said he is prepared for the teacher test to face legal challenges.

The move deepens Prager’s influence in state education. The nonprofit, which produces videos promoting conservative views of history, race, sex and gender, has secured partnerships with at least five states to allow their content to be optional teaching material in public schools.