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Minorshminor. The very fact that the "incident" was mentioned expressive enough. If performing a magic trick is considered a misbehaviour I wonder how substantiated the other allegations are.
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It sounds more like a "straw that broke the camels back" to me. Other teachers were complaining about him and all they were waiting for was for one parent to complain to CANX him.Originally posted by Oerdin
It sounds an awful lot like the school board in Florida has figured out their going to be sued and made into a laughing stock so now their trying to come up with excuses. I mean he finished the lesson plan so there shouldn't be a problem... Other then some nut parent thought the guy was doing occult witchcraft.
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Those are hardly a reason to fire anyone outright. The wizardry complaint is not enough to be called a "straw" unless it's followed by "man."“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Our legislature is working hard at it. They're trying to mandate ID in our science class rooms and have already forbidden "alternate" histories of the United States, like that we're imperialists or that capitalism caused problems or that we committed genocide on the Indians, etc.Originally posted by Theben
This is Texas, not Kansas. It seems some FL school admins are trying to take away Kansas' coveted title.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Why in the Hell is a substitute wasting a middle school's class's time by performing magic tricks?
What kind of middle school is this anyway that they didn't kick his ass at recess for that ****?
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Why in the Hell is a substitute wasting a middle school's class's time by performing magic tricks?
What kind of middle school is this anyway that they didn't kick his ass at recess for that ****?
Indeed. I wonder if this is the confusion - "We fired you because you wasted the class's time performing magic tricks" and the italic part is left out in the TV interview because it's less interesting... 
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One teacher who even other teachers ignored, you mean.Originally posted by Lonestar
It sounds more like a "straw that broke the camels back" to me. Other teachers were complaining about him and all they were waiting for was for one parent to complain to CANX him.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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According to the article the trick took 40 seconds. If that 40 seconds gets the kids settled down and paying attention to the teacher then it just might be worth it.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Originally posted by Oerdin
According to the article the trick took 40 seconds. If that 40 seconds gets the kids settled down and paying attention to the teacher then it just might be worth it.
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He using it to demonstrate how religion works.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Why in the Hell is a substitute wasting a middle school's class's time by performing magic tricks?“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Originally posted by Oerdin
According to the article the trick took 40 seconds. If that 40 seconds gets the kids settled down and paying attention to the teacher then it just might be worth it.
Originally posted by Zkribbler
A substitute teacher. I think it was a well-played attempt to immediately get the attention and interest of students who would otherwise surely test the substitute.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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It's all fun and games until someone starts summoning demons.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Clearly the other teachers were intimidated by his presence and banded together to force him out.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Fixed.Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Clearly the other teachers were jealous that he wouldn't show him how to do the trick and banded together to force him out.
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