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Ten Quick Ways to Energize Your Day
This time in the semester is difficult for a lot of students because they are…
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Fall Finals Study Plan
Here are my recommendations for students who want to prepare for exams AND enjoy their their families and friends during a (partially) relaxed Thanksgiving break.
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Have you read the syllabus?
Many students never read the syllabi for their courses. I have discovered both in teaching my three elective…
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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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The Road to Success
Warning: this post is too long. Can we blame it on Amy? Thanks. Writing about…
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What makes law school so different for many new law students?
We have all heard it announced during law school orientation programs that law school is not…
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Unusual fonts may aid in learning
More new science on learning and metacognition: Helpful tips for students: 1) We learn better…
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Making time when there seems to be none
A common theme in my discussion with students this week is that there are not…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Do you make resolutions each year for changed behaviors that you wish to implement during the…
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What will you do with all your free time now that exams are over?
Our law school upper-division students have apparently been telling the 1L's to spend the semester break reading study…