Recognition leads me to an exploration of finding out precisely what is wrong with our law school structure and culture. Only then can we find exactly what needs to be done to produce change. As Jonathon and Justin mentioned, class size seems to play a part. But then I must ask, do schools such as Yale or Vanderbilt have a more nurturing, educational, and desirable experience? Perhaps, but what else stifles exhange? If we hired more bodies to stand in front of a room would all our problems be solved? Additionally, what negative repercussions would this have? A dearth of public-speaking skill comes to mind.

I believe professors' engagement is also vital. Required office hours are not sufficient; genuine feeling and empathy facilitate "opening-up" and enable similar feelings among our classmates. Too often have I felt that my professors did not have our best interests at heart.

Maybe I am (we are) very far off in finding the best law school structure. Maybe an entire overhaul of the methodology and configuration is necessary. Even so, at this stage in the analysis we must determine what is wrong and what needs to be done.

-- KeithEdelman - 05 Feb 2009