You can find ones that say “#1 Teacher” or you can go with a heart-shaped one. Either way, it’ll be a nice way to show your appreciation for them.

Otherwise, “You’re not only name-blanking them, but also face-blanking them, which I think is more uncomfortable—when you just blank stare at someone and have zero recollection,” Farley says.

The one I selected stated, “I want to thank you in writing.” With a Sharpie, I turned the “I” into a “We,” and asked my students to spend the last few minutes of our class writing thanks.

I remember my early years backyard birthday parties playing drop the clothes pin in the Milk Bottle, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, maybe Musical Chairs, then came cake and ice cream, and all the kids ...

Anderson Garner, a second-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, said he enjoyed taking time to hand-write notes. Lile-King and Gabriel Hwang, a first-year student, chat during ...