Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A Mild Rant

We have an excellent IT Department at my place of work. The guys in it have considerable expertise and are always ready to help. So why do I find myself enveloped in a haze of irritation, of an almost permanent nature these days, related to what might broadly be termed IT in Education? (Case in point, I got back home today a good twenty minutes later than really necessary, essentially due to a malfunctioning IT system.)

The funny thing is, I think I know the answer (or, rather, some of the answers) to the question I frame above. Today I articulated some of my thoughts to a colleague who was helpfully working with me to figure out another irritating IT-related issue that needed figuring out, and which we solved. We think. I was gratified that he gave much, if not all, of what I was saying credence.

Which made me think that one day, and this isn't that day, I might just make more of an attempt to share my (possible) wisdom with the world. The difficulty will be avoiding a rant that won't do anyone but me any good. (And I'm not sure that venting the irritation I feel will lead to any real relief; it might just inadvertently thicken the haze.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please do enlighten us with ur wisdom sir! There's a whole bunch of us readers eagerly waiting!

Brian Connor said...

Oh, didn't expect that. I'll try and say something a bit more serious (and wise!) soon, but will keep it short. Mustn't get carried away.