Re: Socratic Method

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It keeps law professors employed and helps justify the high
tuition most law schools charge.

On 2/03/09, Iggyrip wrote:
> One of the previous posts, mentioned their school taught
> by the Socratic Method. This stirred some past memories
> and I thought I would kick this around to see how people
> felt about it.
>
> I spent a year at a Cal Bar arroved school who taught by
> the Socratic Method. I thought it was a waste of time. Too
> much time discussing cases and not enough time learning
> the law and how to write an essay. It has it's place, but
> I believe that law can be taught in a more efficient
> manner. Case in point: After law school, just about
> everyone attends a bar review to learn the law (or what
> was forgotten) and how to write for the exam. There is no
> Socratic Method teaching in bar review. Why do law schools
> continue to teach this way? Tradition? Or it is really the
> best way to teach law?
>
> Does anyone agree?
> Iggy
>