I may be teaching two business law classes this autumn, both at career colleges. One of them is a college that caters to aerospace workers, and the other caters to Korean nationals who want to sit for the California CPA… Continue Reading
One wonders what exactly is involved with getting a private school accredited. One would hope that the content of a school’s curriculum would be examined carefully. But, I suspect, that accrediting agencies probably just look over the lists to see… Continue Reading
P.J. O’Rourke would be thrown out of pretty much any university for delivering this little bit of truth to graduating college students — who ought not to need to be told to go out and make some money, because they’re… Continue Reading
And properly so. Creationism is not science, and no one should award degrees in it. So says a commissioner of higher education in the State of Texas and I’m hard-pressed to find a single reason to disagree. Especially since, if… Continue Reading
Last night was the awards ceremony for the Mock Trial teams. About 100 kids from the various teams were there, along with some of their parents, teachers, and a few of us attorney coaches. The program coordinator said a few… Continue Reading
Well, I wish I could say my kids put in a winning performance. They didn’t. The other team was visibly better; they knew the facts better and they knew the rules better and they used them to their advantage. And… Continue Reading
My kids on the mock trial team did it — after a very tough match against my alma mater, the local Catholic high school. They faced an aggressive prosecution case from that school, with some kids who looked confident and… Continue Reading
I was wrong to be as anxious as I was for my mock trial kids. They were a little bit unpolished, but obviously far superior to their opponents tonight, and that’s what counts in this round. Yes, they could have… Continue Reading
Why don’t conservative college students get Ph.D.’s? Um… because they’d rather get private-sector jobs?
Why did all my professors schedule exams and papers to be due the first day after spring break? Now that I teach every once in a while, I need to take inspiration from the professional academics.