A country where this can happen is in serious trouble:
LAND 'O LAKES, Fla. -- A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry.I honestly don't know what to say.
Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears.
Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes.
Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry.
"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said.
Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action.
The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs.
H/t Arthur Silber.
Update: Apparently he also had trouble sticking to the lesson plan (And this differentiates him from other substitute teachers how, exactly?). But all the reports that I've been able to dig up confirm that, yes, it was the "wizardry" that actually got him fired.
He's in League with the Cottingley Fairies
A country where this can happen is in serious trouble:
H/t Arthur Silber.
Update: Apparently he also had trouble sticking to the lesson plan (And this differentiates him from other substitute teachers how, exactly?). But all the reports that I've been able to dig up confirm that, yes, it was the "wizardry" that actually got him fired.
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LAND 'O LAKES, Fla. -- A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry.I honestly don't know what to say.
Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears.
Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes.
Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry.
"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said.
Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action.
The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs.
H/t Arthur Silber.
Update: Apparently he also had trouble sticking to the lesson plan (And this differentiates him from other substitute teachers how, exactly?). But all the reports that I've been able to dig up confirm that, yes, it was the "wizardry" that actually got him fired.
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