I shouldn’t even be here … I only logged into WordPress because my mom (who’s visiting) changed my Facebook password (at my request) and is now fast asleep, so I can’t ask her to log me in. Writing a whiny, guilty blogpost is my last resort, having already updated my Goodreads account (easy, since I only read one non-law book in the last two months, and I entered all my textbooks as procrastination during the Chrismas exams …). (more…)
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The Socratic Method: in defense of rubbing first year law students the wrong way
Posted in Conflict & Dialectics, Going to law school, Reviews & Recommendations, tagged 1L, Anthony D'Amato, Bruce Feldthusen, Dave Matthews, dialectics, Eric Carle, Ian Kerr, law school, pedagogy, Socratic method, The Paper Chase, University of Ottawa on September 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Close your eyes for the briefest moment and “picture law school”. Assuming you have never been to law school, which would trigger actual memories, you probably pictured dark wood paneling, rows of books, leather chairs and perhaps a roaring fire … Don’t be embarrassed. My polling of first year students indicates that we all had this vision (a far cry from the concrete bunker-style classrooms in uOttawa’s Fauteux Hall). Stately study-space aside, one of the main things I thought I would find at law school was the Socratic method – an intimidating and mysterious pedagogical tool that would cause lots of anxiety and discomfort, but that would ultimately teach me the skills I need to be an effective lawyer. And that, for me, means kicking butt with killer logic in the courtroom (I expand on this less crudely below). (more…)
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