Dec. 3, 2019
How exact should I be?
On the one hand, I always want to teach students what is right, according to the black letter doctrine, while showing them ambiguities, developments, and conflicts. On the other hand, I want to be consistent with the consensus and not idiosyncratic.
Frank H. Wu
President Designate
Queens College
Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.
As a law professor, I face a dilemma: How exact should I be? On the one hand, I always want to teach students what is right, according to the black letter doctrine, while showing them ambiguities, developments, and conflicts. On the other hand, I want to be consistent with the consensus and not idiosyncratic. The goals are usually compatible. They conflict, however, when the prevailing trend among the bench and the bar does not favor accuracy and precision.
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