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Law School for Teens - So You Want to Be a Lawyer...
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Ages 13-17
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9 weeks of teacher support
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9 pre-recorded lessons
average 30 mins per video9 weeks
of teacher support4 hrs 30 mins
total video learning hours1 year access
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1 hour per week. Each lesson has an outline that helps develop understanding.Certificate of Completion
includedClass Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Beginner Level
This class will give you a beginning structure to what it takes to go to law school, with access to a curated list of various websites to check out to begin your search into what it takes to become a lawyer. I try to give a realistic view of what you will find on this journey, but this class is only a launching point for you to do your own research as your specific facts will guide your journey. After the first video, which lays out the law school journey, I give you eight topics you will find in law school from the eight core classes studied in every law school (all of these topics are covered in my live Weekly class, so if you have taken that class, you will have seen these topics): Property Law - Lost-Misplaced-Abandoned Civil Procedure - Subject Matter Jurisdiction Criminal Procedure - What is an Unreasonable Search? Torts - Defamation Contracts - What is a Contract? Constitutional Law - Eminent Domain - Can the Government take your Land? Evidence - What is Relevant? Criminal Law - Larceny (Stealing) Each video comes with an outline to follow along with that will help really understand the topics I am teaching. I love teaching law because it elevates students' ability to think. I would argue (and yes, I'm biased!) that learning the law will accelerate your ability to learn in every way - even if you don't plan on becoming a lawyer.
Learning Goals
Expose students to the reality of the law school journey so as to make better decisions about their future.
Begin to learn to think like a lawyer by being exposed to actual topics studied by students in law school
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum9 Lessons
over 9 WeeksLesson 1:
So You Want to be a Lawyer...
The journey to become a lawyer from middle school to post-law school.
26 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Property Law - Lost-Misplaced-Abandoned
What rights does the finder of personal property have when the property is lost, misplaced, or abandoned?
29 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Civil Procedure - Subject Matter Jurisdiction
What does a court have to do to establish that it has the power to give a remedy to the people in the court?
34 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Criminal Procedure - What is an Unreasonable Search?
The 4th Amendment protects citizens from police interference - how do we determine what is a reasonable or an unreasonable search?
27 mins of video lessons
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
US Constitution, Understanding Criminal Law (a legal textbook), Criminal law casebooks, state criminal laws, Supreme Court Opinions, State Court Opinions, and Appellate Court Opinions. Each of these sources are designed to give all sides of the situation so that we can explore the truth of the matter.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Michigan Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
4 Degrees
Doctoral Degree from Western Michigan Thomas Cooley Law School
Master's Degree in Education from Aquinas College
Bachelor's Degree in History from Alma College
Associate's Degree in Foreign Language from Defense Language Institute
I am a lawyer and a teacher, and I have been teaching this topic to teens for over 15 years.
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