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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone with a JD who took a couple Poli Sci classes in college (but it was not my major or minor):  I would not be remotely qualified to teach that class.  We read a lot of philosophy in those classes, not the kind of thing you learn as a JD at all.[/quote]

My JD had a lot of required philosophy, jurisprudence specifically.[/quote]

My JD classes focused heavily on case law.  We didn't read any philosophers like Locke or Hobbes like I read in undergraduate poli sci.

Having worked as an attorney in government for a decade, I think I could potentially teach a JD class specifically on my very specific area of practice. But my skillset absolutely does not apply to undergrad poli sci.[/quote]

+1. I was a poli sci major and couldn't teach any of that stuff. I could teach in my niche area of practice (but I'm not a skilled teacher and don't desire to teach or publish).
I sometimes think about pitching a "professional skills" course about basic office expectations and how to be a junior attorney. I've trained enough of them.[/quote]

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