[blindlaw] Useful study tips and tools

[McCarthy, Jim]

It sure has been a long time sense I was last in law school, but I tend
to agree with Ronza.  Flash cards allow interaction between you and
other students and that sharing of ideas helps the acquisition of
knowledge in the law school environment.  The question you have to
answer about flash cards though is will the work of brailing them pay
off in the end?  You have a limited amount of time and there is more
that is possible than you can ever hope to accomplish.  Doing the
writing also may help cement the concepts in your mind though so you
need to be the judge.

As for outlines, there really isn't anything I can add to what Ronza has
said.  I think it may become a little easier to outline earlier in your
classes in later years because you have a better sense of structure.  I
recall my first semester when things were not making sense, or at least
I was not sure whether they were or not.  I wondered when I should begin
to panic.  I imagine that is a pretty common feeling and I do not think
the answer is to cram more stuff like nut shells and all that into your
daily mix.  I will confess though that I was not top 10% so perhaps I
missed golden opportunities.

Finally, the flow chart issue.  Loraine Rovig indicated how you might
create a flow chart that you could use.  I think I understand flow
charts but because I have always been blind an probably because I am an
oral learner, I have not thought the work to create them would pay off.
Lots of law students and lawyers use them with great success though so
you might find the work in their creation worth the effort.
Jim McCarthy

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I like flash cards and think they're a great idea because they allow you
to study in a group or with someone else - I couldn't have survived
without my study group.  An option is to buy the commercially available
flash cards  and Braille the questions out.  That way, you're learning
as you help your colleagues study because you have instant access to the
material.  
 
As for outlines, I think they're really important.  However, I think
that it would be really difficult to start an outline right at the
beginning of  the term.  Starting around the middle of the semester
worked well for me,  because I had a lay of the land and a rough idea of
where the course was going  by then.
 
Good luck.
Ronza
 
 
In a message dated 5/13/2008 5:54:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
fairall at ns.shellworld.net writes:

Hello  everyone:

I just started law school about 5 weeks ago, and am enjoying  it so far.
I am looking for some useful study tips and tools that will  help me
grasp the material. My professors have suggested outlines, flash  cards,
and flow charts. I am slowly working on an outline for each  subject,
but haven't gotten very far with this project yet. I don't think  flash
cards or flow charts would be very practical. I'm interested in  knowing
what has helped others in the past. Thanks for your input and  words of
wisdom.






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