Word: kahlenberge
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Richard D. Kahlenberg '85, author of the new book Broken Contract, argues that because law students are used to the distinction of academic success, high-paying jobs at large firms become their new measure of success...
...There's this idea that you can keep youroptions open if you go to law school.. [but] thismove to keep options open actually closes them,"says Kahlenberg, a 1989 graduate of the LawSchool...
...Kahlenberg also complained about Law School professors' use of the Socratic teaching method, in which teachers elucidate concepts by questioning students. Kahlenberg said this practice made him "uneasy" about coming to class when he was a law student...
...Kahlenberg suggested several reforms of the school's educational approach, including de-emphasizing grades by adopting a policy similar to that of Yale Law School, which does not count first-semester grades...
...Kahlenberg also advocated surcharges for large law firms that recruit on campus and greater support from the school for students interested in public service careers...