Really? Gov. Kevin Stitt Reportedly Announces Conditions For Graduating, Including Joining The Army

Posted • December 31, 2024: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sounds incredibly based here, but his new program makes us uncomfortable. Graduation should be based on passing a certain number of classes, and the graduate should be free to do whatever he or she wants. While running for president, Al Gore promised that all graduates would attend college, which would be a disaster. Not everyone is cut out for college. But forcing them to either attend a trade school or join the military? 🚨 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has announced a new program requiring students to do 1 of the following to graduate: 1. If a student is not accepted to college or trade school,or can't afford the cost, they will be required to join the Army. 2. Be accepted into a college. 3. Be accepted into a trade school. -- What about the service industry? Civic maintenance, like collecting trash and filling potholes? Starting a business?

If not college, he says kids should be accepted into a CareerTech. Otherwise, Stitt says a student would have to be going into the army. "You have to have some kind of plan post-graduation to go get a great job." He also wants high schools to put a bigger focus on teaching kids about financial literacy. "Trying to help those young people get ready for the future." -- It’s proposing big government as a solution to a societal problem while establishing that your life isn’t your own. Very FDR-esque. Hard pass on mandatory conscription for starters. Terrible proposal. This is crazy overreach. Soooo what about all the kids who get out of school and go straight into the workforce? They will be stripped of their choice and forced to enlist? Talk about overreach. Who voted for this clown? Can’t possibly be real. What if the kid wants to work to take over the family farm or work on his or her own tech startup? Many other legitimate options for an 18-year-old than just those three. (…)

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