Land O’ Lakes, Florida — The stories in the news about inappropriate relationships between teachers and students have been overwhelming. There was even a substitute teacher in New Port Richey who got in trouble after investigators say she had a relationship with an underage student.
Well, another Pasco County substitute teacher’s job is on the line, but this time it’s because of a magic trick.
The charge from the school district — Wizardry! Substitute teacher Jim Piculas does a 30-second magic trick where a toothpick disappears then reappears. But after performing it in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land O’ Lakes, Piculas said his job did a disappearing act of its own.
Think he’s after a job a Hogwarts. Don’t think making toothpicks disappear would really impress Dumbledore at a job interview though.
-.- … only in a America !
The truth is in the article .. but where .. LOL …as usual the headlines are just there to get your focus .. just scrape a few sentences here and there and what’s left is the truth I guess .. and above all read between the lines .. that’s where the real content is .. the printed letters are the illussion created .. so in fact these articles are a magic trick …. words are magic …
O o o o oooh
Didn’t this happen several months ago? Also I think after more investigating it turned out he was also using school resources inappropriately or something. I’m not sure…
Yeah it’s fairly old news.
SO not fair! I always thought my year 12 co-ordinator was a witch. I could have got her removed under religious grounds. But no, she stayed . And she made whole students disappear!
Hey, that’s the Wizard of Christchurch!
I Guess you’d have to be from New Zealand, or specifically Christchurch to appreciate that.
I can also make a toothpick disappear… my teeth are pretty abrasive. It does leave a residue of sawdust in my mouth though.
Is that him in the pic.? If so he was kind of askin for it!
^ No, that’s the Wizard of Christchurch (NZ), or it’s Ian McKellen but I’m going with the Wizard of Christchurch.
That’s fantastic, I love America.
Although you didn’t say where the toothpick appears and disappears and I fear this may have had something to do with the resultant job disappearance…
This is an old story from a year ago, saw an interview with the headmaster. He wasn’t fired for wizardry, he was fired because he was always late and bad a his job. The school and other teachers got a mountain of hate mail for weeks after the rumor about wizardry which he started by putting it up on his own blog
Old story or not. Just goes to prove that even in worlds most advanced country were still a bunch of yards when were given power.
Lux, that’s definitely our Archwizard! i love that guy. Is he still doing his thing, didn’t he go into semi-retirement at one stage?
Bob Bless The United States of America!
Was the toothpick the One True Toothpick? Would in the darkness bind all the other toothpicks? Did the toothpick come with instructions? Could he do the same trick with a cigarette without being arrested for gratuitous use of tobacco in public?
Answers on a toothpick and to Ken, C/O Bolton Post Office Box ****
(can you guess the box number?)
If all the teacher did was make a toothpick disappear, then his firing is ridiculous. What is wrong with doing a quick magic trick? Sounds like someone higher up was on a power trip.