>on a sadder note my younger sister, >an ex-cheerleader who doesn't read and will have >nothing to do with poetry, has recently realized that >she doesn't have the math or science skills required >to be a doctor or accountant or the secretary of a >doctor or accountant, and so has decided (of course >she'll get the summers off) to become a teacher. and >since she isn't qualified to teach math or science, >she'll become an english teacher. *sigh* Is this why I didn't like English class until about 4 months ago? I think in some 12 years in the American public school system, I have maybe had 2 decent English teachers and one very good one...that means I've only been awake in English class 25% of the time. W. Chinda http://www.ao.net/~wc81/ wc81@ao.net (preferred) chindaw@yahoo.com (alternate)