Final Exam Prep: Lessons from the Hudson River Crash – Pilot or Passenger?
Over the years, I’ve seen many students struggle in preparing for final exams, particularly with…
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The “TOC” Outline: It’s All About Catching Up With Old Friends!
Feeling crunched for time to make a course outline. Well, here's a tip to give…
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Some Foolish Study Decisions
Law students may be making some foolish study decisions as they realize their exams are…
Doing IS Learning!
In a commentary entitled "Doing is the Key to Learning," physicist Frank Wilczek reflects on…
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Why is using another person’s outline or a commercial outline ineffective?
Law students are always looking for shortcuts. The problem is that a shortcut by definition…
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The Bar Exam, Butterflies, and the Power of “Leaning Back!”
As you make your final tune-ups in preparation for your bar exam next week, remember,…
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The Possible Empirical Value of the Computer-Disconnected Classroom Experience
Hat tip to Dr. Nancy Johnson! In a recently published article entitled "How Laptop Internet…
Breaking Free from the Stress and Strains of Final Exams: Try Out the “Smile Loop!”
Wow. At long last, final exams are over...sort of. For most of us, we have…
Hallway Chatter
Exams are in full swing so students are focused and appear to be productive. The…
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Exams are coming!
Monday marks the first day of exams for 1L students at my institution and I…