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TheSocraticMethod 4 - 22 Jan 2021 - Main.ValeriaFlores
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 Overall though I completely get where you are coming from. I don't think I ever realized the distraction cold calling can be for me when I know I'm "on call" so this post helped me be more aware of that. I hope it's something I can work on in the future re not being as distracted by it.

-- EthanSinger - 20 Jan 2021

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I agree. Whenever I'm on call, I can feel that I'm distracted from my class until I get called on. The moment it ends is the moment I am able to focus on what we're actually learning, which at the end is not beneficial for anyone. I also do not see how the Socratic method encourages discussions or conversations when most of our cold calls are one-sided, the professor asks and we usually say what they want to hear. If anything, I would say it has helped me overcome some of my fear of public speaking but still, I do believe it could have been done another way.

-- ValeriaFlores - 22 Jan 2021

 
 
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I am not a fan. Even before applying to law school, I knew about "cold calls." I remember friends telling me about their apprehension of applying to law school simply because of the Socratic method. I thought it was weird that they would allow something so trivial, so small deter them from becoming an attorney. However, the day before I was "on-call" for my Civil Procedure Class, that fear was realized. We've been exploring what it is to be creative in law school, and to me, only our Professors are allowed to be creative using this method. I imagine our Professors have an exact answer or path they want us to follow when they ask their questions. In one of my doctrinal classes, my Professor explicitly told me he wanted me to read his mind. I am still recovering from that trauma.


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