A Third Year's Perspective
A blog by Paul Black, 3L
Time Apart
As I sit down to write this entry, it’s a rainy fall Saturday afternoon. For law students, “Saturday afternoon,” almost certainly means we have probably already put in a few hours of work and are looking forward to spending time with friends or family this evening. There are times when we are tempted not to do so--times when we think if only we could put in a few more hours of work this evening, we would be caught up. Of course, when we give in to this thinking, we find that our relationships with others are damaged, and that for all of our hard work, there is always more to be done. In simplest terms, we either remember or discover the importance of time apart from work.
A Third Year's Perspective
A blog by Paul Black, 3L
In praise of midterms, group assignments, and authentic assessment in law school
OK, fellow students, I have a confession to make: I like the idea of midterms for upper-level law school courses which also contain a final exam.