tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post438654083909514607..comments2023-08-24T10:39:23.460-04:00Comments on CAAFlog: Revisting my "why do we produce so many law school graduates?" rantDwight Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11657981110237418710noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post-48022745683984418112008-12-05T12:32:00.000-05:002008-12-05T12:32:00.000-05:00It's actually worse than I thought. An ABA Journa...It's actually worse than I thought. An ABA Journal article from Wednesday indicates that there are "more than 150,000 students in law school."Dwight Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657981110237418710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post-71177491253792024462008-12-05T08:02:00.000-05:002008-12-05T08:02:00.000-05:00My comments to your original rant are just as appl...My comments to your original rant are just as applicable here. No need to repeat.<BR/><BR/>There is a big financial bubble in higher education that looks a lot like the recent housing bubble. When is it going to pop? The bubble even has the same cause: gov't-backed loans handed out willy-nilly with no heed paid to ability to repay (and even worse, student loan debt is VERY difficult to discharge in bankruptcy).<BR/><BR/>Anon at 738am points out that a law school education provides skills in writing, analysis, and critical thinking. That may be true, but I thought that was what you were supposed to get in the course of your undergraduate work, or even in high school.Cloudesley Shovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344314546798687667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post-2142875313185374272008-12-05T07:38:00.000-05:002008-12-05T07:38:00.000-05:00While I have no opinion about whether the new buil...While I have no opinion about whether the new building is a good or bad idea, I would note that a law school education heavy on writing, analysis, and critical thinking skills is useful in almost any non-legal line of work. I'd be interested in how many of the grunch of new lawyers actually end up practicing law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com