![]() Theoretically a person could get a negative score. For every one you missed, you got two points deducted. For every one you got right, you’d get one point. It consisted of 100 true and false questions. It’s a test every student on campus knew about even without taking the course. It’s something we’d all heard about but never experienced. Finally, after several weeks (which seem like 150 years), we’re ready for the next shocker…the Henry Buechel final. ![]() Now, do you think I should give you a raise and improve working conditions?” And off he goes on employee-management relations and the history thereof. Buechel says, speaking as if he were the president of the story. Anyway, the president puts his arm around this man and walks him over to the window, where he shows him a number of workers lined up for a job. It’s the one about the worker in the office of the president of the company, the one where he wants a raise or better working conditions. Then he enters and begins one of his more notable lectures. Hope for the best because you’ve heard of this famous lecturer and his equally famous class, Economics 201. You make it to the huge lecture auditorium in Guggenheim Hall, get a seat as far away from the stage as possible and hope for the best. You’ve either had too much coffee to wake up or not enough to stay awake. You’re a sophomore in the middle of the famous “slump.” It’s 8 a.m. 14 professors featured in the print version of Columns Henry Buechel We urge you to browse and discover the impact of teaching at the University of Washington. The names are in alphabetical order and divided into those who made the print version of the magazine and all other tributes. What follows are submissions from all alumni who sent us tributes to teaching at the UW by our July 1 deadline. This summer, a flood of letters, faxes and e-mail came to Columns, and a few are still trickling in months later. Send us five or six paragraphs on your favorite professor and we’ll run the best essays in an upcoming issue, we said. When we ran tributes on UW professors from nine alumni/authors in our last issue, we invited you to write the next page. “He is the person our parents hoped we would meet when they sent us off to college,” writes another. What better lesson can you learn?” says another alumnus of his extremely strict math professor. “(She) taught us that hard work pays off and secures your future. Whether it's Teacher Appreciation Day or you know a teacher who could use an extra pep in their step, these inspirational teacher quotes are sure to give encouragement to all of the educators out there.“I can at last thank you for all you’ve done for me,” writes one alumna to her dead mentor, who transformed her from a science hater to a science teacher. And if you're looking to inspire, we hope these words will spread some gratefulness and maybe even provide a laugh or two for the educators in your life. If you're a teacher, we hope these words will instantly bring a smile to your face. From funny to inspirational to appreciative, these quotes cover it all. ![]() Their devotion, hard work, and eternal positivity never go unnoticed. They work tirelessly to enrich the lives of the next generation. Teachers are the awe-inspiring, rock stars of education. Everyone can recall at least one special teacher, if not more, who has profoundly impacted their life. There have been many words shared over the years about educators, so we've created a list of our favorite quotes about teachers. No matter what they are called, we can all agree that they truly have a gift for influencing lives inside and outside of their classroom. Teachers are called many things: educators, mentors, instructors, and sometimes accidentally mom or dad. ![]()
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