Google Glass

Today, I went on Youtube and saw this - Google Glass. Pretty cool.

One of our LSAT students in class will actually be involved in this project after taking the June LSAT. Believe it or not, I had no idea Google was making a Google Glass until he (our student) mentioned it.

So watching Google's promotional video about Google Glass got me thinking - what if they allowed this thing into the LSAT? Of course, it's all wistful thinking. The LSAT doesn't even permit electronic timers (see here)!

I don't know the exact reason why LSAC doesn't permit modern electronics. However, I suspect it has something to do with cheat prevention. And let's suppose it is all about cheat prevention - would permitting, for example, electronic timers really promote cheating?

I remember when the ACT and SAT (the dreaded college entrance exams) decided to permit calculators for the math sections of the exams. Parents were shocked and students were giddy. Folks were thinking of ways to cheat using their calculators. But nope. Trying to cheat using these calculators would waste more time (and effort) than actually trying to straight-up solve the problems on the test.

With technology as advanced as it is I suppose we can fantasize about ways to cheat on the LSAT using electronic timers. But really?! If high school students can take in scientific calculators and be trusted not to cheat, then I think pre-law students can be trusted not to cheat using electronic timers.

Anyhow, once upon a time electronic timers were permitted (pre-2009...I believe). For my students' sake, I wish they'd permit electronic timers (again).

Day in Law School - #1 | Sexual Harassment

To say, "Law School is...an interesting place," is an understatement.

My first day at the University of Chicago Law School wasn't perfect. I read one too many law school self-help books. One of which made me wary of my classmates - and view them as my competition and frienemies (i.e., friend + enemy). I sincerely wish someone would have told me to "STOP" and smell the flowers. Having been there and done that, I can tell you (without an ounce of doubt) that your law school classmates are NOT YOUR ENEMIES. They could be the most invaluable group of friends you will ever find for both your personal life and professional career. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will LOVE and enjoy law school. 

Thanks to my wiser (and definitely cooler) classmates, however, even in my freakishly hyper competitive state, I was able find close friends. Drew was one of them. He was more mature than I. Married and a former Teach for America corp member, Drew took everything in good strides.

During the first few weeks of law school (when I still had the jitters and fear of being called upon) Professor David Strauss (an intellectual giant of a man!) posed a question:

"Let's just say, you're a professional woman working in the 1950s. You are at work. Your male boss is making snide comments about other women. He's not doing anything directly to offend you. Yet you feel extremely uncomfortable whenever he talks about other women like this in your presence. What do you do? What do you do, when you don't have the term 'sexual harrassmen