[He takes the report from her once she's finished and glances over it. He's seen enough of her correction work to trust that it's solid, but he still looks over it, taking pleasure in her refreshing ideas. He's disturbed from his thought when she speaks, and he glances up from the paper.]

Well, it's not going to be a giant change for me. I'll still be here, in this classroom, grading papers. [He smiles.] But next year is going to bring some pretty big changes for you. Are you looking forward to it?