In my last post, I discussed the environment in law school and why I do some of the things I try to do as a professor. In this post, I provide a few brief suggestions about class preparation and class participation. Class Preparation. I have four basic guidelines. None of these points is rocket science, [...]
Archive for the ‘Life-Long Learning’ Category
Starting Law School (1) – The New Normal and One Professor’s Frame of Reference
So you’re starting law school, or thinking about applying? This morning I gave an orientation talk to incoming law school first years about what to expect in the first semester of law school, and particularly the first few weeks. In this post and the next, I will provide the gist of what I mentioned during [...]
The Pace of Change
Back in the early 1980s, I owned a MacPlus computer. I showed this computer at the time to my brother Dan (terrific musician, thinker, and author of the blog TheWheel), who back then was not a computer user. Mostly we focused on a second-generation version of the 1970s classic video game Pong. This Mac version [...]
The Best Resolution
Please read this article by Oliver Sacks. He writes about brain plasticity — a $10 phrase for life-long learning and the ability of the brain to change and adapt. If you do one thing this year, commit to life-long learning, then take a positive step in that direction. Some new course, a new reading program, [...]