Ahoy! Dr. Pyrate, here. Though the placards say Dr. Stacy G., I prefer the Pyrate designation.

With a PhD in piracy (yes, seriously) and English Studies from Illinois State University, I practice a dynamic and innovative teaching method that I call piratical pedagogy. It's a little off the beaten path - you know that in education we travel seriously stormy waters - but the outcomes speak for themselves.

These undergraduate freshmen not only earned real money through my assignments, but als...