Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a lackey of the Koch brothers and ALEC, is always on the lookout for new ways to undermine the teaching profession.

Tim Slekar reports that he found a clever new way to deprofessionalize teachers.

The legislature just approved fast track certification (lowered standards) and “lifetime licenses” for those already teaching and after 3 years of teaching service for new teachers.

Slekar writes:

Do teachers really think a “lifetime license” was included in the Walker budget to actually help teachers? Seriously. This Act 10 Walker? This is the guy who maligned teachers for having a job with health care and retirement benefits. Why would he all of sudden do something positive for teachers?

He hasn’t! A ‘lifetime license” is just the newest way to promote a lifetime of low wages and a diminished professional status.

Back in the day, he notes, teachers had collective bargaining and a strong union to protect their profession, but Walker got rid of that with Act 10.

Now all they have to do to get a “lifetime license” is to ask for it.

Something is rotten in Denmark and in Madison. What Walker really wants is to lock teachers into a low-wage job.

Scott Walker joins the Wall of Shame, a dishonor he richly deserves for his continued efforts to destroy public schools and the teaching profession.