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Effective Case Briefing
Students often ask how to determine which concepts in a case should end up as…
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Why Global-Intuitive Students May Mistake Superficial Analysis for the Real Thing
Global processors are always looking for the big picture, the overview, or the roadmap in…
Posted inLearning Styles Reading Study Tips - General
Why Sequential-Sensing Students May Mistake Class Preparation for the Ultimate Goal
Sequential processors focus on the individual units before them (cases, subtopics, topics) rather than look at…
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Some basic tips for reading cases
Reading cases takes up major blocks of time in a student's schedule. Students want to…
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The Art of Reading Carefully
A persistent problem with some of my law students is that they do not read…
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Sadness vs. Depression, and Learning the Law
One of the more depressing statistics I have come across is the rate of depression…
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New Exam Skills Book
I just received a review copy of Barry Friedman and John CP Goldberg's Open Book,…
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Interesting Ideas on Class Attendance Policies at Freakanomics
There is a very interesting discussion at the Freakonomics blog (same authors as the book)…
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Reading cases for more oomph
I have been doing a brisk business in appointments with 1L students who are overwhelmed…
Posted inMiscellany Reading Study Tips - General
Case briefs and apple crisp
Sue Liemer at Southern Illinois posted a short piece on Sunday, August 22nd on the Legal…