Legal Education,
Law Practice
Jan. 30, 2020
Why are you talking about yourself?
In Civil Procedure, I assign students to visit court, watch any civil dispute, and write up their observations, because the course should not be purely theoretical. I explain the first test is to locate the court, federal or state. The second test is to ascertain what is civil as distinguished from what is criminal. They can discuss any aspect of what they have witnessed. To my surprise, freedom generates anxiety.
Frank H. Wu
President Designate
Queens College
Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.
In Civil Procedure, I assign students to visit court, watch any civil dispute, and write up their observations, because the course should not be purely theoretical. I explain the first test is to locate the court, federal or state. The second test is to ascertain what is civil as distinguished from what is criminal. They can discuss any aspect of what they have witnessed.
To my surprise, freedom generates anxiety. Students wish for ...
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