tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post6092856371648541030..comments2023-10-09T12:55:26.688-04:00Comments on The Burning Taper: Teacher fired for 'wizardry'Widow's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-58983540363950777822008-08-12T12:00:00.000-04:002008-08-12T12:00:00.000-04:00The term "warlock", I believe, is used in the Wicc...The term "warlock", I believe, is used in the Wiccan and or Pagan community to denote an oathbreaker.<BR/>From what I understand it is not a word to be thrown around casually in some Pagan or Wiccan circles.<BR/><BR/>Can't see where that would apply to the teacher, or the picture.<BR/><BR/>But maybe that's just me.<BR/><BR/>Traveling ManTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-88056522485469160922008-08-11T20:33:00.000-04:002008-08-11T20:33:00.000-04:00He seems like more of a warlock than a wizard. Or...He seems like more of a warlock than a wizard. Or, is that just me?Dr Hooplahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309441708613796591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-87112452891897490742008-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:002008-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:00Whoa Tom. Are you saying these folks were on a wi...Whoa Tom. Are you saying these folks were on a witch hunt? : )SQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769197896941881830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-87705901715551754802008-05-27T08:44:00.000-04:002008-05-27T08:44:00.000-04:00That's Moses. Or Merlin. Or Gandalf. Or is it Jeho...That's Moses. Or Merlin. Or Gandalf. Or is it Jehovah?<BR/><BR/>Same archetype, whoever he is.<BR/><BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-7095812012342633412008-05-27T08:39:00.000-04:002008-05-27T08:39:00.000-04:00Is that his faculty photo from the yearbook?Is that his faculty photo from the yearbook?Ben Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134816780768724747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-67642259470713507882008-05-27T02:34:00.000-04:002008-05-27T02:34:00.000-04:00Okay....then why can him over such a quack charge....Okay....then why can him over such a quack charge. <BR/><BR/>If he was such a foul-up surely all's they had to do was wait until there was someting substantive to fire him for....<BR/><BR/>Traveling ManTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-36552537402934971552008-05-26T21:35:00.000-04:002008-05-26T21:35:00.000-04:00Actually, if you follow up this story, it seems th...Actually, if you follow up this story, it seems that the school board has been unhappy with him for a while. He's been accused of leaving the kids alone, allowing various students to teach classes, and a few other things. The "wizardry" accusations were something that was blown way out of proportion.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that for the last two weeks, we've all been inclined to believe this story without question - perhaps because it happened in Florida? Imagine if it had happened in a more enlightened place, like Salem, Mass., for example.Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-65992078150053984342008-05-26T20:32:00.000-04:002008-05-26T20:32:00.000-04:00Oh, we all know the toothpick is a tool of the dev...Oh, we all know the toothpick is a tool of the devil!The Palmetto Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049500796697782077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-38219440707026355142008-05-26T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-26T20:19:00.000-04:00It seems that knee-jerk reactions are substituted ...It seems that knee-jerk reactions are substituted for common sense with an ever increasing frequency in American society.<BR/><BR/>Traveling ManTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.com