tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089748419459742484.post2620614967324095937..comments2023-11-17T09:52:39.533-08:00Comments on Law School Must Be Debunked: Let's Get Things StraightfanofSkolnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14677793833656532957noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089748419459742484.post-7894553336291829372010-02-02T09:53:56.340-08:002010-02-02T09:53:56.340-08:00The legal writing program I had gave us a 25 page ...The legal writing program I had gave us a 25 page max and we had to use an obscure font that took up lots of room on the page. They think by putting you in a strait-jacket they are hazing you. Really stupid stuff.fanofSkolnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677793833656532957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089748419459742484.post-28468044504172354162010-01-30T11:19:42.094-08:002010-01-30T11:19:42.094-08:00Someone also mentioned that no graduate school oth...Someone also mentioned that no graduate school other than law school requires a thesis with 25 pages max and that tests are still administered in multiple choice format. Intellectually dishonest institutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089748419459742484.post-23149886599964685352010-01-29T06:09:35.054-08:002010-01-29T06:09:35.054-08:00It seems law schools haven't made up their min...It seems law schools haven't made up their minds if they are professional or academic institutions. They could be both, but there should be limits to both as well. For example, the Rule of Federal Procedure ought to be just that, not some esoteric book of alchemy that my CivPro professor sleeps with every night.<br /><br />Medical procedures differ in that there usually are no shortcuts, and that's what doctors are primarily trained to do. Legal procedures are supposed to maximize user-friendliness, since the focus of law should be substantive.<br /><br />All the more reason to implement your solution...fanofSkolnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677793833656532957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089748419459742484.post-31213721467823061272010-01-28T11:18:16.988-08:002010-01-28T11:18:16.988-08:00I agree with your overall assessment of our so-cal...I agree with your overall assessment of our so-called "legal scholars." Many of these people ONLY have an abstract, academic understanding of the subject matter they are teaching. I won't address the caricatures presented here.<br /><br />However, I had several professors who graduated from T14 schools who simply did not know simple procedures. It is frankly embarrassing. I find this particularly troubling, because we are talking about "professional school." <br /><br />In comparison, having academics teach undergrad History or Economics is forgiveable. We do not expect business leaders and successful owners to teach these classes. <br /><br />For a great contrast, we need to look at medical and dental schools. They usually have active, or at least semi-retired, practitioners - on sabbatical - give lectures and teach some clinic courses. When med students ask how to do a procedure, I'll bet those professors don't say "It depends. If you want, I'll ask someone who works in that area, and get back to you."Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423524039657355134noreply@blogger.com