Tuesday, December 13, 2005

First final of 1L down, 2 more to go!

Wahoo! We've made it this far. Completed a full semester of law school and seem to have suffered no major damage. Civ Pro final went well, I think. Guess I won't know for sure until next month sometime. At any rate, I had answers that seemed in the realm of correctness and didn't panic, or draw a blank or anything like that. First real test since high school. I went to the Evergreen State College for my undergraduate education - no tests, no grades. Emphasis actually was on learning - we just didn't have to spit the knowledge back out in exam form. I can see there was value in me having to study for the last couple weeks, and outline throughout the semester. I probably would not have solidified my knowledge nearly as well if there had not been a final to prepare for. Hmmm....guess there is something to testing. I'm not saying I'm suddenly an advocate for traditional testing methods, just that I can see there is value on both sides of the debate...or maybe I should say...all around the debate since I'm sure this is more than a two-sided issue.

Contracts Wednesday.

Con Law Thursday.

Then one whole month off with the family! Happy Holidays!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought the FRCP quiz was funny...

Kim said...

Just discovered your blog, and I'm thrilled to find another 1L law mom! Good luck with the rest of your finals.

Dakota said...

Lawmom -
Thank you! Best of luck to you, too! I think that maybe having kids helps keep things a bit more in perspective than if I didn't have the little ones. Hope you are finding the same is true for you.

Kim said...

Yes, it definitely has helped me stay grounded. I'm at www.lawmom.net if you want to check in and see how the semester went for me. :)