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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH is a law prof.  Totally normal and usually there is an open signup or it is a seminar/reading group.  [b]Many years we host students for Thanksgiving who can’t go home for whatever reason[/b] (our family is out of town, so why not).  The school encourages mentoring strongly and there is a budget for lunches/coffee/etc. with students.  How are you supposed to write a good, personal recommendation if you don’t know them at least a little?  Also, it helps you connect different personalities to the right clerkships.

I think the Amy Chua situation was a problem because her husband is a creep who isn’t supposed to be around students socially.[/quote]

And how does this affect things when he is grading papers?  Seriously,  I'm a HS teacher, and all teachers know that we are not supposed to show blatant favoritism.  I am truly disgusted that this type of thing seems so common at the Ivy's.  [/quote]

Most law school grading is student blind.  Students have a number and teacher does not know who until after grades are submitted.  I once got the top grade in a class as a 2L that was filled with 3Ls that had supreme court clerk candidates (already had feeder cir. judges set).  As a class we had been to professor's house for dinner twice.  I hadn't really been that active in class so professor said he was shocked when he found out I had top grade.[/quote]

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