"The mountain has given birth to another mouse": Russian teachers will be issued certificates

The Ministry of Education is proposing to approve a standardized teacher's ID card. Tomsk Region Legislative Assembly Deputy Galina Nemtseva summed up the initiative succinctly: "The mountain has given birth to another mouse."

Ministry of Education of Russia offers approve a standard form of certificate confirming the status of a teacher.

“It [the certificate] will allow a teacher to confirm their status in any situation—whether it’s interacting with government agencies, receiving benefits, or participating in professional events,” said Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergei Kravtsov.

«The question arises: what next? I even wondered under what circumstances and where the teachers would proudly take out and display this plastic or booklet. <…> But I do understand that officials worked long, hard, and expensively on the design for good salaries, and perhaps the designer contractors got a little something, too.- commented initiative of officials, deputy of the Legislative Duma Tomsk region Galina Nemtseva.

According to Nemtseva, the ceremonial distribution of certificates is intended to disguise the fact that "The mountain gave birth to another mouse", And "at the expense of already meager regional budgets."