tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post5435743888123043044..comments2009-11-11T21:18:18.608-06:00Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-65109793265125812692009-11-11T21:18:18.608-06:002009-11-11T21:18:18.608-06:00Nat - It&#39;s amazing how young he was isn&#39;t it? And I completely agree about teaching. Grading papers has to be the most time-consuming, most frustrating, and most painful activities.Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-53101785956702673252009-11-11T21:02:33.833-06:002009-11-11T21:02:33.833-06:00first, i just wanted to say that i really enjoyed the paolini series and struggled to reconcile the fact that he was a mere TEEN when he wrote the first one!<br /><br />as for beliefs that have changed through experience and age? as a kid, i thought teaching was such a great career because of summer vacation, grading papers, and writing on the chalkboard. now that i&#39;ve been working in education for so long, those are some of the things i like LEAST. i have come to understand that the relationships i foster with my students and co-workers are more valuable than anything else. :)nat @book, line, and sinkerhttp://www.booklineandsinker.comnoreply@blogger.com