19 February, 2007
The last few days have seen the disappearance of intelligent people in my life and the arrival of the obtuse. Either people are getting tired or a hardcore hit of stupid just hit the water supplies. Maybe the stress of a new year has finally got to people. May the smarts return soon.
I have a higher load of teaching this year which is starting to leave its mark on me. It’s all good fun but I can see why good teachers stop and bad teachers get crabby. It’s one of those systems that just barely works. I find myself fighting the same sorts of battles I did as a web designer as people try to astound me with their technical prowess through their newfound ability to email. Email you say….wow. Try introducing that to the concept of an intranet…or in fact any sort of decentralised content management. I can see why teachers go mad and kill all their students and colleagues…they do don’t they?…it’s not just me right?
If you still drive a car to work every day you have your head wedged firmly up your ass. It has become the equivalent of blowing smoke into a baby’s face.
I’m sure something great happened today…