Husker's Daily Primal Scream..day 2

[huskerlaw]

I was so fucking busy yesterday that I didn't get to start my new daily thread.

But today is sooo annoying that I'm making time to start it.

That's right...it's time for Husker's Daily Primal Scream.

This is the thread where you get to bitch, moan, complain and release some stress.

And, as usual, I get to start...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

x(

:mad:

:wtf:

:dunce:

:nopity:

:nuke:

All right...your turn!

[Haole Girl]

1. I would like to bitch, moan, and complain

that there is not a Barack Obama group. I'd like to start one, but I would be more aggravated if I started one and couldn't get 10 people with stars to sign...and the letter...and....and....OMG! Why do I have to do it? Why hasn't anybody else done it yet?!

Grrrr....

Thanks, I feel better now.


:rant:

p.s., If I just missed where the Barack Obama group is then I apologize...and, will you please point me in the right direction?

[billyskank]

:hug:

[eyesroll]

3. Can I offer a 1L vent?

"IT IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD IF YOU FUCK UP ON A PRACTICE EXAM. THAT'S WHY IT'S A PRACTICE."

I did not do well on my practice torts exam (B- on a B curve -- we got grades, but they don't count). And you know what? I'm not freaking out. You know why?

I now know the following that I didn't know before taking the exam:
• This prof likes it if you do what you have to do to advocate for your client. If she says, "you're the lawyer for Bryan," write the answer so Bryan wins, unless it's impossible. (This is opposed to my crim law prof, who prefers a smack-down of the hyopthetical client).
• This prof really likes Examples and Explanations. In fact, she designed her grading guidelines in part based on the test chapters. She said this flat-out. I took that as a hint to read the damn book, or at least the test chapters. Ya think?
• I didn't get the law wrong; I just had never tried to do this before so I didn't know what to expect and I fell into a bunch of newbie traps. (And reading a book on how to do it is meaningless unless you've actually done it.) I'm considering this like my practice LSAT -- once I knew were my problems were, I focused on those (using a book), and raised my score from the 25th percentile at my school to probably the second-highest score in my entering class.
• This prof -- as opposed to Prof. Contracts -- does NOT like issue-buzzword-dropping. If it's not relevant, don't mention it just to show how smart you are. If it's relevant but obvious, mention it and move on. There's no reason to go on about "Jack met all of the elements of battery when he hit Michael in the face" when it's obvious, especially you're spending time on obvious things that you should be spending on Jack's not-so-obvious defenses or the battery or negligence Paula can or cannot sue for when Michael recoiled from the hit and set her hair on fire with a cigarette.

Anyhow. I know these things now that I didn't know before, and I am in a better position to apply these things to future exams (and my own practice) and improve my performance.

But there was actually someone in tears (literally), considering DROPPING OUT yesterday because she got a B. On a B curve. On a practice exam. Only 30 percent of the grades are allowed to be higher than a B. She can't handle being in the 70 percent, I guess (and scholarships here are just contingent upon remaining in good standing, not upon a specific GPA or rank, so it's not even that). And the prof also said that more people who did poorly on the practice last year got As in the course than vice versa, probably because the people who did well on the practice got complacent.

I wonder if that woman in tears has really been looking for an excuse to quit, and has found a flimsy one she can live with.

Gah. People are annoying.

[MrCoffee]

4. don't even get me started on torts profs...

she called me into her office for a "chat" after the final...during which she spent 30 minutes telling me that i should reconsider law school. i got a C+ on the exam, and graduated with a 3.27

she can go cram it with walnuts.

[eyesroll]

5. Heh...I like my torts prof, in general.

She did tell the class once, that if anyone was planning on blowing the exam on purpose (because they went to law school at the behest of their parents but didn't want to be there and wanted to flunk out), she'd be happy to drop them from the class early and save them the trouble.

Apparently this has happened before.

Other than that...nobody really flunks out here (academic attrition last year -- two students) or is given that lecture.

I agree with my prof's assessment of my exam, using her guidelines. (If I was using my crim law prof's guidelines, I'd have done better.) Now that I know what she's expecting, I can work with it.

[huskerlaw]

6. OMG...1Ls!!!

The bane of my existence!

Ok, I say this in all honesty. Out of my 6 classes, 2 of them are night students. The vast majority of night students are "non-trads" (read: over the age of 25). My night class sections are BY FAR the most enjoyable to teach. BY. FAR.

Why?

a) They actually DO their assignments
b) If they don't understand something, they ask
c) They listen in class
d) Because they listen in class, their questions aren't about things that they would have gotten if they hadn't been asleep during class
e) They're more laid back. They don't fight for every single fucking point in a pass/fail class.

My other students? Well, some of them are perfectly fine, of course. But some of them are just beyond me. Did you know that decisions from the United States Supreme Court aren't binding on the California Supreme Court because the USSC is federal and the CASC is a state court?

:banghead: :dunce:

In fact, I've got about 6 minutes before I get to answer questions for a student who falls afoul of reason d.

:mad:

[eyesroll]

8. "So, like, res ispa loquitur is something we can throw out if we have no

real option, right?"

"I don't get what any of this has to do with tort reform."

"Polygraph operators can't be professionals, because they work for money and it's in their best interest to find more people lying."

And my personal favorite is anything that starts with, "you know how I think it should be?" or "maybe I'm coming out of left field, but."

:eyes:

[huskerlaw]

9. "I don't understand...

I can't get into the CALI lessons because the authorization code is incorrect."

Me: I know, it's case sensitive. I said in class that the correct code is on your TWEN page.

Student: My what?

Me: Your TWEN page. You know...the one you have to go to in order to get to the CALI exercise?

Student: Huh?

Me: The one you HAD to sign up for in order to get your Westlaw password?

Student: ::blank stare::

Me: The one I've harped on you about EVERY SINGLE WEEK -- saying to be sure you're checking it because all of the course info is there, as well as any special announcements. Like, for example, the CORRECT CALI CODE?!

Student: Um...what?

Me: :banghead:

[huskerlaw]

7. Dupe

And now my computer is rebelling. Fabulous.