Over the years, we have seen the plethora of displays put on by various and sundry teachers’ unions across the nation.

We know, they are overworked and underpaid for the crappy work conditions they are forced to endure. They are forced to “risk their lives” by walking into a classroom full of little germ gremlins. They are working in sub-par facilities. Now, apparently, they are being forced to take a test for basic skills and this is wrong.

According to this, one of New Jersey’s main teachers unions, NJEA, wants to call an end to the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing and Math. Why? It’s an “unnecessary barrier” hindering the alleviation of teacher shortages, so the story goes.

So, let’s lower the standards until the shortages are met? If you know anyone from Jersey, you know those who hail from The Garden State have no shortage of words for this foolery: