Friday, June 22, 2007

Hypothetical

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The typical law school exam presents the student with a fact pattern (i.e., a story about two or more parties who have a dispute over someth...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Fish Story

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There's an old saying I recently read somewhere, and darned if I can remember where: "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a da...
Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Redefining Failure

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A couple of years ago I read an article in the Daily News about school officials in Britain who wanted to remove the word "failure...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Twenty Questions

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Just recently I gave my students a take-home quiz containing 20 multiple choice questions. I am test-marketing this quiz for next year's...
Sunday, June 3, 2007

Who's Who in Public Schools

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In order to understand how legal principles apply to a high-school educational setting, we need to understand the precise nature of the teac...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Conservative Pedagogy, Liberal Assessment

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From the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000 (applicable citations only): con-ser-va-tive (adj.) - 1...
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Sunday, May 27, 2007

Moral Hazard

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When studying the law, it is not enough to learn what the law is; one also must develop an appreciation of why the law is what it is. What a...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Raising Grades, Not Achievement

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A recent article in The New York Times revealed that in recent years, high school students’ class grades and GPAs have been steadily rising...