RANT or not to Rant? That is the passion...

I talk too much -- I do. I've often said to my kids -- or anyone who may be listening -- as a teacher I know students can tune out easily. They are trained early to have selective hearing and focus, and teens are naturally self-directed.

As Charlie, I never talked -- some thought this was my best form of self-expression. 

Or they were just sick of hearing me rant about something or other.

So.. I SAY to them, "I throw a lot out there and hopefully some of it sticks to the wall"  Most look at me with knowing expressions and nod -- what they are knowing, I never know...y"know?

Occasionally, I RANT.. Of course, I never called these pearls Rants at the beginning. I would just start expounding on a topic I CARED about and.. it would get slightly out of control.  Now, ever since one of my favourite ascerbic Canadians, Rick Mercer, coined the phrase "RANT" by serving up some of the best political and hilarioius rants ever on This Hour has 20 Minutes and then later on his own show, The Rick Mercer Report, have I realized what my passionate "lectures" were.

Rants.

So, I rant.

On most anything to anyone -- but to my students, I try to keep it pedagogically sound, but you must realize that I have talent for making wild lateral connections.

I loved that show, "Connections" -- wonder what happened to it? The fact that the computer evolved from the printing press is one of my favourites.

OOps, lateral me -- where was I?

Oh, Yes -- ranting.  I am passionate in my opinions. My students would say I'm nuts, but what do they know? And I'm not arrogant at all. Well, a bit. But, I have a lot to prove, since I know better than anyone on which I speak. Sort of. At the moment.

Was this a rant? Naah -- just a long-winded intro. Specific rants to come...