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In our educational pursuits, many of us have fond memories of teachers and professors who supported us, believed in us, and were very instrumental in our ultimate success. Some of us also have memories of certain other educators who were, to be charitable, not very kind at all. I have the indelible recollection of an entire high school that ran its day-to-day affairs like a prison, and the educators there (if you can call them "educators") were much more prison guards than actual teachers. I eventually dropped out of high school. I was burned out and demoralized in irrelevant classes to the point where I just didn't care anymore. This opinion piece is not only about my own academic redemption, but it also gives hope to other people who might have had negative educational experiences. To them, I say, you are not alone, you can recover, and your own success will be a perpetual stab in the eye (figuratively) to those who wanted to see you fail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On May 25, 2020, a shocked, appalled, and outraged. global audience witnessed the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd repeatedly told the officer he couldn't breathe while Chauvin had his knee pressed against his neck, literally choking the life out of Floyd. The resulting outrage and protests have thrust the issue of police brutality, particularly against people of color, into the national spotlight. This piece looks at the long history of egregious police conduct against people of color without suffering any legal recrimination. This has led to a longstanding distrust of law enforcement by many people of color that persists to this day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A response is provided to an article written by Law Professor Dan Subotnik which appears in a 2015 issue of the journal and critiques the book "The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America" by Lani Guinier. Subotnik's views about standardized testing are examined, along with one-time tests such as the (LSAT). Success in college is addressed, along with Guinier's views about academic goals and collaborative learning.

Harvey Gilmore responds to Professor Dan Subotnik's Testing, Discrimination, and Opportunity: A Reply to Professor Harvey Gilmore, 13 SEATTLE J. SOC. JUST. 57 (2014). Professor Gilmore continues to disagree with Professor Subotnik's unquestioned reliance on standardized testing, despite its history of racial exclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reflects on how to enjoy a career such as by finding the passionate career, managing personal life and career, and enjoying the occupation for professional gain.

The article discusses concerns related to law schools including work load, competition, break law school exams, and an overall pressure for succeed. It depicts that an education environment in law schools often cause anxiety and depression in law students, which may cause psychological illness. It presents information on the Socratic Method, which is a self-learning pedagogy theory that helps students in better learning, resolving legal issues, and answering a series of rapid fire questions.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiffs were dismissed by their former law school. The plaintiffs, Jonathan Chan and Karla Ford, were dismissed after failing to maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. They then sued Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law for arbitrary and capricious grading, breach of contract, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.