Social Studies
Kirsten Bowman JD
Justice Served: Ongoing Supreme Court Case Discussion
Calling all legal eagles - come explore the law each week to learn how to read, interpret and critically analyze the most important United States Supreme Court decisions.
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50 minutes
per class
Once per week
every week
12-17
year olds
3-18
learners per class
per learner - per class
How does an “Ongoing” course work?
Meets on a weekly schedule, join any week, no need to catch up on previous material
Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Automatic payment every Sunday, cancel any time
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Description
Class Experience
Learners will develop the ability to find Supreme Court decisions, to read Supreme Court Decisions, to understand Supreme Court decisions, and to critically analyze Supreme Court Decisions. Ultimately, learners will gain critical thinking skills and continue to develop the capacity to be involved and educated citizens through this course.
As a practicing human rights lawyer, I follow U.S. Supreme Court decisions regularly and am adept at analyzing the reasoning and conclusions of case law.
Each week, prior to class, the case for the upcoming week will be announced in the classroom. Learners will be responsible for reading (assigned sections) and summarizing the case before class. A graphic organizer will be provided to assist learners in the summarizing of case decisions.
50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.
Largely controversial subjects will not be undertaken in this course. The course does not push any one agenda and is set up to help learners understand how justices come to legal reasoning and conclusions, rather than to place any substantive judgement on a topic. However, the case will be announced prior to the class, and if a student or family is uncomfortable with the particular case to be studied that week, they can opt out of the class for that week and pick back up again the following week.
Teacher
About Me
I am a human rights lawyer by profession and a university professor and homeschooling mom by passion. I have my JD with a specialization in international law and will complete my PhD in international law in 2021. I have travelled the world...