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What the Best Law Teachers Do W h a t t h e B e s t L aw Te a c h e r s D o Michael Hunter Schwartz Gerald F. Hess Sophie M. Sparrow Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, En gland 2013 Copyright © 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Schwartz, Michael Hunter. What the best law teachers do / Michael Hunter Schwartz, Gerald F. Hess, Sophie M. Sparrow. pages cm Includes index. ISBN 978- 0- 674- 04914- 7 (alk. paper) 1. Law— Study and teaching. 2. Law teachers. I. Hess, Gerald F., 1952– II. Sparrow, Sophie. III. Title. K100.S39 2013 340.071—dc23 2013005272 To the twenty- six extraordinary law teachers we studied and their students for their time, inspiration, and insight. To our spouses, Stacey, Layne, and Chris, and to our children, Samantha, Kendra, Mike, Amanda, Kai, and Silas, for your love, support, patience, and inspiration. —Michael Hunter Schwartz, Gerry F. Hess, Sophie M. Sparrow Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. What Is Exceptional Learning in Law School? 23 3. What Personal Qualities Do the Best Law Teachers Possess? 37 4. How Do the Best Law Teachers Relate to Their Students? 76 5. What Do the Best Law Teachers Expect from Their Students? 123 6. How Do the Best Law Teachers Prepare to Teach? 151 7. How Do the Best Law Teachers Engage Students in and out of the Classroom? 177 8. How Do the Best Law Teachers Provide Feedback and Assess Students? 260 9. What Lasting Lessons Do Students Take Away? 287 10. Suggestions for Using This Book 313 Appendixes 325 Ac know ledg ments 343 Index 345 What the Best Law Teachers Do
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