He rocked. I'm a bit tired to get into details, but talk amongst yourselves. (And Rick, if you're reading, you are, for me, that "one teacher you remember". You really touched my life. Thank you.)

Ditto on Mr. Arrington. He was my favorite teacher and I still think of him often even though I have not spoken with him in years. He really made me work hard and see that I could do things I otherwise would not have though I could (like be "smart"). I still consider placing in the statewide Economics Bowl as one of my crowning achievements!

thanks Mr. A! (Ps-- if you read this Mr. Arrington, Stepher's hair has grown back and is pretty long now! )

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I remember Mr. Arrington. He was a great teacher and, as a less than enthusiastic student, one with a name I can remember. I kept a hall pass he had given me at the start of my Junior year and transferred his signature many times on subsequent passbooks to skip classes. I thought that was cool at the time but, as a result of those shenanigans, I had to go to summer school to get enough credits to graduate. Still . . . I thought Mr. Arrington was a nice guy and a great teacher!

Hey there -- just to let y'all know Mr. Arrington now works at The University of Tulsa where I work/live. I warned him that he's being talked about on this site -- but I let him know it was all good.

Chuck Luke: forgerer... What are you gonna tell us next?

Perhaps I should remain silent for awhile so as not to incriminate myself further.

I agree, Mr. Arrington was one of my favorite teachers.

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Perhaps I should remain silent for awhile so as not to incriminate myself further.

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No worries, I'm sure the statute of limitations has long run out.

I had some excellent teachers at BTW, but to me Mr. Arrington was the best. I took as many of his classes as I could, including two years of his 7th and 8th hour "research and seminar." I also hung out in his room during activity periods. He used to order films for us from the administration center, and we'd watch them (often backward) during activity periods.

He's a great teacher who really challenged me. I began to understand how complicated the world really is in his class, and I also began to understand what I was capable of. I hope he's doing well at TU.

I keep waiting and hoping for my daughters to have a teacher like Rick Arrington. What a difference he made in my life, in so many ways. I'm still amazed that he designed and taught a women's history course in response to my early feminist leanings (or my constant complaints about the dearth of information about women in the textbooks). It is powerful to have an adult listen and respond.

I saw Mr. Arrington last year at the library. He volunteers for the Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy program.

I know I am way late in posting to this Arrington "fan" forum, but I am new to the BTW alum site. Mr. A was my Econ teacher, but more that, he was the director of the IB program, so he was like another "dad" to the 6 or 8 of us in class of '93 who went through the program together. He let us study at his house before senior IB exams. I was his student aid during his IB world history course and he directed my IB extended essay. He shepherded us through sophmore, junior, and senior years like no one else. He was even my teacher "date" for the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence recognition dinner because I admired him so much (and because he helped me win the award). I haven't talked to Mr. Arrington in a long time, but I think of him with admiration and gratitude. He, Frank Marcum, and Connie Stephens are among the teachers I remember most from Booker T. and who helped make me the person I am today. I can only hope my son will encounter educators akin to them during his time in school!