I’m curious to hear your reaction to the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to return the children seized by the Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) from the FLDS’ Yearning for Zion Ranch. I’ve read the court’s decision and a few news reports. Admittedly, my reading has not gone much beyond this surface level. So if you have insight that I lack, have at it…
Notwithstanding my serious misgivings about the sect and the lives children are apparently forced to lead there (expressed in this thread), I think the court’s approach strikes an appropriate balance between keeping kids with their families by applying the statutory standard to which state agencies must adhere when dealing with cases like this.
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This is the first of what I’m sure will be a number of posts reflecting on my first semester of law school. This will only be a random collection of thoughts to get us going.
- Going to Law School at night is hard - much harder than I thought. The combination of work and 4 nights per week of classes is exhausting. Add all the reading and studying and writing to that and… well, it makes me tired just writing it. Multiple times in the the past few days since my last exam, I’ve found myself completely and utterly exhausted. Don’t get me wrong, it’s rewarding and I enjoy both my “jobs”. It’s just quite tiring.
- Law School is similar to, yet very different from, undergrad. The tendencies of students in undergrad to complain, procrastinate, hook up, drink too much are all quite present in law school. I suppose that’s a universal characteristic of students. What’s not present are professors who tolerate BS answers (at least not that I’ve seen so far).
- A tough, fair-minded professor with your best interests at heart is still the best you can hope for. And I’ve been fortunate to have several so far.
- Nothing beats finding good friends to walk through school with. Sure, many of the night students are older and more advanced professionally. That doesn’t mean you can do it alone. All in all, my classmates are fantastic. But specifically, a few standout and have also become good friends and study partners.
- Part-time law school is tough on a marriage. Don’t let anyone fool you. Anything that takes you away from your spouse is dangerous. I have spent the last few days just getting to know my wife again - spending unhurried time together.
