Straying from his celebrated 2 pixel border for the first time (or at least the first time since I have have been playing along at home) in his Glamorous Life, Jeffrey has once again whimsically and eloquently shown us the true nature of the Web.

The pundits, the pros, the A-list and those in the know have a difficult time coming together on what should be seen as the most basic of topics. I’m not sure if he really wished to slip in the subtle subtext that sometimes they seem to be acting like children, but it could just be a subconcious freudian slip on his part. What the story says to me, is that the web has split into factions and seems more about me, me, me, and mine, mine, mine, than we, we, we…or was that just wee-wee (no one in the story seems to raise their hand to go to the bathroom). And that even though a community (the school) attitude is prevalent, everyone is more worried about their own front yard than the good of the village. They all make their points but no one answers the question put before them. It also seems to be saying that while there is diversity on the Web, and well there should be, there is a fundamental point missing. A common understanding of what HTML is, what its limitations are, and why it’s still around.

While it is a satyrical and hysterical romp through only a single facet of these illustrious Web characters, I am left with a somewhat fractured faith in where it’s all headed, and wondering about 2 characters. Conspicuously absent from the class is Jeffrey Zeldman himself, and I’m wondering why? He’s obviously the teachers pet in the story, as evidened by little Lance’s outburst about credit. And who the hell is Miss Prendergast? Is she single? And why can’t she control those children?

Shades of Hot for Teacher.