Education Law
Jul. 1, 2024
The Problem Method Part II: The origin of American law teaching
The case method of teaching law, which involves dissecting cases in class, was developed in the 19th century but was never designed to be the best method to teach young people how to practice law. The problem method, which involves teaching students to analyze complex issues, is a more practical approach to training them in what they came to law school to learn: practicing law.
Myron Moskovitz
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Moskovitz Appellate Team
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UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
In my last column, I described the evolution of my conversion from the "case method" of teaching law to my "problem method."
During my progression, I started thinking: "Where did this all start, and how did the case method become the dominant way of teaching law in this country?"
My research and ruminations ended up as an article, "Beyond the Case Method: It's Time to Teach with Problems...
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