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CLSEducationReform 10 - 11 Feb 2010 - Main.RonMazor
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+ A graduate recently told me that Columbia switched from an Excellent/Very Good/Good grading system to a letter system sometime in the 90's, in response to concerns that students weren't as competitive with out of town firms.

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<		Actually, I might be able to chime in with some useful information on this issue. In the Fall, a number of issues were raised on the Senate floor with regard to exam feedback. A lot of suggestions were made about how to increase the effectiveness of post-exam reviews, and what steps could be taken by professors to better convey to students how they can improve for the future. The minutes of the meeting can be read here.
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>		Actually, I might be able to chime in with some information on this issue. Last semester, a number of issues were raised on the Senate floor with regard to exam feedback. A lot of suggestions were made about how to increase the effectiveness of post-exam reviews, and what steps could be taken by professors to better convey to students how they can improve for the future. The minutes of the meeting can be read here.
 http://www.columbia.edu/cu/law/senate/meetings/minutes120809.pdf
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  Some felt that the course was not challenging enough, and that not enough reinforcement of research skills was done. Others felt that they put sufficient work in to receive a grade, and were disappointed that the class boiled down to pass/fail. One proposal which stood out was to have LPW run concurrently with Legal Methods, so that we would be given familiarity with Lexis and Westlaw early on in law school.
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<		Does anyone have thoughts on what might be done to improve the experience and value of Legal Practice/Research?
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>		Does anyone have thoughts on what might be done to improve the experience of Legal Practice/Research?
 -- RonMazor - 08 Feb 2010

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