Florida Teacher Fired For Wizardry
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 - 9:56am
A Florida teacher was told that he was not being broght back for further work after performing a 30 second magic trick in class. The
school board then tried to claim that it was for other reasons. We don't really know a lot about this - it
happened in January, for example, so why is it coming out now? - but what is out so far looks bad.
“Why are we talking about this in the White House? History will not judge this kindly.” Atty Gen'l John Ashcroft, on secret NSC torture guideline discussions.
Weird.
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Call it my Northeastern elitist skepticism, but something tells me that there is more to this story than this. Even Floridians couldn't be that bone ignorant.
There is only an up or down--up to a man's age-old dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order--or down to the ant heap totalitarianism,... those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course.
Maybe his trick was making a student's virginity disappear. That seems to be a popular one these days.
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Especially in Florida.
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seriously?
WIZARD!
Fedaykin98 wrote:
Florida-say no more.
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They'll fire teachers in Florida for any ol' reason. (slightly NSFW)
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Well, that assistant superintendent did clearly state that it wasn't just the wizardry...
"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all."
Burn the witch!
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bnpederson wrote:
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That or he was stealing everyone's junk.
I think it's important to note:
So, wizardry or not, it's really a moot point. They could have fired him for string cheese violations, and there'd be nothing he could do about it.
That said, wizardry?! What the f**k is this, the Middle Ages?! My god, Florida, just die already!
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This dude's probably pissed:
(well if he were still alive at least)
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As much as a I hate Florida they actually did do one thing right.
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Not that this is the place, Edwin, but I'm not sure the RIAA lawyers were so wrong to file those MtDs, given the way the appeals process works.
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Someone call the Magician's Guild and let them know that they are no longer allowed to perform at any school functions in Florida...
You think the real issue was that he wouldn't show them how the trick was done?
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No. Then, they'd be neoconservatives.
There is only an up or down--up to a man's age-old dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order--or down to the ant heap totalitarianism,... those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course.
What was he doing? Running around the classroom, while flinging bean-bags at students and yelling magic missile?
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RTFA. It says he did a magic trick where he makes a toothpick disappear then reappear.
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Is toothpick a Euphamism down there?
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When I was about 13, we had some relatives from Durham in England come visit. We were warned that they were very religious - okay, no problem, I don't swear a lot anyway. So I'm at my grandparent's house chatting a bit uncomfortably with the daughter, who was about my age, and the tv was on. I'm going on about school and stuff, and she hears the intro music to Star Trek, and not knowing what it was asked me what it was about. I start to explain how cool it is, and the various static pics are coming up with the ship flying around - and Mr. Spock, with his pointy ears and widow's peak appears on the screen.
She went dead pale, started to sob - no lie! - looked at me like I'd killed her cat and fled from the room. It was explained to me rather sternly by her father that she was *not* allowed to watch demonic shows and I should refrain from trying to shock her.
He was apparently sure that I was not allowed to either and had left it on to spook her.
“Why are we talking about this in the White House? History will not judge this kindly.” Atty Gen'l John Ashcroft, on secret NSC torture guideline discussions.
There's a whole episode, as I recall, where Spock is mistaken for the devil.
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It could be in the cards.
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Which is set entirely in Florida. Coincidence?
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come on down to Rat Boy's nest!
light up a stogie, and soon you'll see
how rock can be commercial-free!
'I'd hit it!'" - HP Lovesauce
The greatest trick the Romulans ever played was to convince the Enterprise that they didn't exist. (It was a cloaking device!)
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my biology teacher always does a magic trick before every test...