Wizardry = Suspension - Page 3

Narcissa · 05-07-2008, 10:13 PM

^lmao. love people like that

afruff23 · 05-07-2008, 10:18 PM

@lspf72

Tarot cards are nothing like magic tricks. They're bogus like horoscopes, astrology, and "humors". Magic actually has principles behind it and is reproducible.

Narcissa · 05-07-2008, 10:31 PM

hey, tarot cards work for me =[

lspf72 · 05-07-2008, 10:36 PM

I meant that the teacher's toothpick trick was a magic trick. Or what we would have considered a magic trick in the old days.

As for the Tarot cards-- these were girls having fun at a party -- I don't think they really cared what category it fell into. If there'd been a Ouija board handy they probably would have enjoyed that too.

And I still don't understand what could have been the problem with the toothpick trick. Was it that it was "magic" or did they think he was goofing around too much?

Hunt · 05-08-2008, 10:03 AM

"They've been extremely patient with this girl all along, but her parents are doing her NO favors."

From their point of view, they are trying to save her from spending eternity in a lake of fire. That's a pretty big favor.

lspf72 · 05-09-2008, 12:41 AM

Eternity in a lake of fire?
If they could find a way to balance their religious needs with life in a public school, she'd be much better off. She's having a terrible time in school, academically and socially-- the latter due in large part to interference from Mom, who has alienated potential friends and their parents left and right.

garland · 05-09-2008, 07:36 AM

Yup, like Hunt says, fear can be a powerful motivator.

Which is sad.

Hunt · 05-09-2008, 07:44 AM

Unless they're right, of course. Then the rest of us will be the sad ones.

lspf72 · 05-09-2008, 10:17 AM

I think that's the risk most people willingly take

audiophile · 05-23-2008, 04:33 PM

Internet story of Pasco 'wizard' teacher spreads like magic - St. Petersburg Times

Quote:

The May 5 story, with the eye-catching Internet headline "Magic trick costs teacher job," quickly launched the 48-year-old former Marine and banker from Tarpon Springs onto the World Wide Web. The report noted that district officials said "it wasn't just the wizardry," and that Piculas "had other performance issues" such as failing to follow the class lesson plan.

In fact, assistant superintendent Renalia DuBose told the St. Petersburg Times, it wasn't the magic trick at all. Rather, the district had written reports from the principal and a teacher at Rushe Middle School detailing Piculas' use of profane language, his inability to control the class and his decision to put a student in charge — something the student's parent complained about.

But those details got drowned out as the tale bounced from blog to blog. It was the wizardry angle, with all its Harry Potter imagery, that grabbed the spotlight.

StickerShock · 05-23-2008, 06:30 PM

I agree with lderochi on the Woodinville chemsistry teacher. He is putting the entire school in danger if he's scorching ceiling tiles!! An easy fix would be to install a piece of sheet rock over one of the lab tables as a fire wall. That could be the dedicated fire/rocket experiment table & any possible spread of fire from an experiment would have no chance to start & rush through the school's ceilings & vents. With suspended tiles, there could be a spark that ignites somewhere unseen, then spreads, and lives are lost. What does a piece of sheetrock cost, about $20? Otherwise, this teacher is showing very poor judgment.