Teacher accused of being a wizard
Categories: Weird but true, Education
It sounds like the same could probably be said for Jim Piculas, a substitute teacher at Rushe Middle School in Land O'Lakes, Florida. Except he will not be allowed to continue teaching. Officials at Pasco County School District say Mr. Piculas was fired for failing to follow lesson plans, allowing his students to use unapproved computers and leaving a student in charge of his class. Piculas says he was fired for being a wizard.
The wizard accusation came after Piculas did a magic trick for his class in which he made a toothpick disappear and reappear. He says he later got a call Pat Sinclair, who is in charge of substitute teachers. According to Piculas, Sinclair told him he was being let go because he had been accused of wizardry.
Even though district officials say the magic trick was far down on the list of reasons why Piculas was let go, I can't help but wonder why it was on the list at all. What is wrong with a little magic in the classroom?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tomtom2000 5-09-2008 @ 8:56PM
It just shows gross ignorance among school officials. Nobody is more gutless than education administrators, and few are as stupid.
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Mel 5-09-2008 @ 11:29PM
Dude, "educators" are idiots. Thank God for home school.
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eugene 5-10-2008 @ 12:33AM
I love how far apart the two accounts are
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