As an educational institution, teaching and learning is our stock in trade, so it's really pleasing to see educational by-products from what could have been quite a nasty business.
* Some people learned to toyi-toyi. For age, class, or colour reasons, this wasn't a skill distributed evenly throughout the staff body before the strike.
* Some people learned about appropriate dressing. Even Trinny and Susannah couldn't have advised on sensible dressing for sun, wind and camera-angles. Particularly if bridges are involved.
*Some people learned to read. In the absence of anyone on hand to explain things to them, they actually had to read what was printed out and pasted up on the notice board. And in the absence of anyone to object to, they had to comply with the instructions. It was just a pity that, because of the strike, there wasn't anyone around to record those moments for posterity.
And most importantly, I think,
* Some people learned what their staff actually do. Some HODs and managers found themselves face-to-face with the students, colleagues and logistical demands that their staff face every day, and had to deal with it. How on earth do you appraise someone's performance if you haven't a clue what it is they actually do? Well, that's one less thing to worry about, because many people have now gotten a glimpse of that.
Just as well, as it's That Time Of Year when those appraisals are going to be needed...