Thinking about legal education I’m often reminded of Albert Einstein’s comment that it is a miracle that “curiosity survives formal education”.
One of the concerns I have had over the last 25 years of teaching law is the danger that students focus too narrowly in their reading and rely too much on the notes gained from lectures and other secondary source materials. Textbooks, recorded lectures and other revision aids can only do so much and should be used to lay a foundation upon which the student may build by reading law reports, articles and other materials in a good library.
