Reddit mentions: The best educational law books

Hang in there dude(tte). My first piece of advice is to follow 3point1415987's piece of advice. But if you are dead-set on lawschool, and you don't need a bunch of internet strangers venting their personal anecdotes as to why it's not a good idea, then buckle down, take some more practice tests and go back fighting.

I've never been very studious, but I usually test pretty well (at least in standardized tests). But this is reddit, don't we all? I read the PowerScore series, which I HIGHLY recommend, did the questions in the book, took a practice test or two, and thought that I was ready for the LSAT. It might have been nerves, or maybe I just hadn't mastered the art of managing one's time, but I scored a 156. Ehh, not the end of the world, but with my GPA, that 156 wouldn't get me far (read: my gpa wasn't very hot).

I found a study partner (I don't want to say this is "good advice" but I was rather attracted to my study partner and believe that motivated me to study harder), we scheduled practice tests together, went over each others' scores and explained why and how we came to a particular answer one got right and the other wrong, and we did this for 2 months straight. Honestly, it was an overall positive experience. And as I'm sure you can imagine, otherwise this story would be shit, I did pretty well. I know it's generally not cool to reveal your LSAT if it's decent, but no one knows me, and this is meant to convey that improvement is possible for retakers: I got a 174. The first time is NOT necessarily indicative of the next. Once you get over the fact that the LSAT is a rather unique test, and it's ALL about practice over knowledge (it's not actually studying ANY knowledge) and you apply that to your study methods (take as many practice tests as you can, and find a way that makes it rewarding--I found a study partner with which I enjoyed spending time).

Good luck to you! I only wish I could have followed my advice to study for the bar :\

The school system will do evaluations and assessments and if he does qualify for special education, they will make an IEP and then you can look for services such as ABA if that is what you would like to do. The IEP process can be confusing and intimidating, and I highly recommend buying a book about IEP & special education laws (something like this http://www.amazon.com/Wrightslaw-Emotions-Advocacy-Education-Survival/dp/1892320096/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1EZY9R4M8VA69ZEV2Q2W )

You can also get a referral from your doctor to see a specialist and get additional evaluations done if you are not comfortable with only the school district's evaluation.

Texas has a program that offers ABA therapy and other services to children between 3-8 (once early intervention services end at 3yrs). It is funded through grants and is on a sliding scale depending on income and services required.

http://www.dars.state.tx.us/stakeholders/autism/index.shtml

I know this is all a lot to take in and try to sort out. The beginning of this journey will be tough but it gets better. The CDC has a great roadmap for what to do once you suspect your child has autism. It's got great suggestions and strategies.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/concerned.html

Autism Speaks has an awesome resource for parents in the early stages of the process that introduces everything you will need to know to make well-informed decisions . It's called the First 100 Days Kit.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/family_services_docs/100_day_kit.pdf

If you have more questions while you are waiting for services, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to help.

Forget all the "about law school/1L" books. You've already read law school confidential and all the rest are exactly the same.

I strongly urge you to read Brush With the Law it is awesome and truthful. Law school really isn't that hard if you don't want it to be. All it takes is choosing the right classes and getting good outlines.

Do you have the Law in Higher Ed book by Kaplin & Lee? If so, there is an index of cases used in the back of the text. If not, you can find that index on the book's Amazon Page and find some cases that way. It's been a while since I had to know any case law, but interesting and historical cases that I remember had to do with Title IX and Affirmative Action. Sorry about the vagueness and likely unhelpful response. Like I said, it's been a while...

Study for the October LSAT. Kill it. Apply as soon as your score comes out (if not before).

Make sure your recommendations are great. These matter more than people think. Make sure your personal statement is great. This matters more than people think.

As far as studying the LSAT, probably get the Powerscore Logical Reasoning Bible and the Powerscore Logical Games Bible to study from. Also get a bunch of preptests. If your score plateaus for a while and you can't seem to get past it, hire a tutor. Starting at a 167 means its unlikely you will need to take a course.

I must say after all this I am starting to lean twords the 21. And of course safety is number 1. I was also thinking about picking up this book just for some "safe" reading. I still have alot to think about but like I said im now leaning twords the 21.



http://www.amazon.com/How-Stay-Jail-California-2002/dp/0964286408/ref=lh_ni_t

I took a class with the same name and same casebook last year as a 1L. In my class, we split the semester between statutory interpretation and admin law. Our exam was a prompt that asked how a court would interpret a proposed statute that had some agency tie-ins, but it tested the statutory interpretation material more heavily than the admin law material. I used this supplement, so, hopefully, it will help you if your exam turns out to be similar to mine.

Here is a link to a Special Ed. Law textbook to get you started in the meantime though: https://www.amazon.com/Special-Education-Pearson-Loose-Leaf-Version/dp/0133399850/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495505890&sr=1-5&keywords=special+education+law. It costs 67.16-70.84 dollars ($67.16-70.84) for the loose leaf version. You might need a 1 inch ring binder to put it in.

Edit: The exact dollar amounts being put in.

Specifically: http://www.amazon.com/How-Own-Gun-Stay-Jail/dp/0964286459

http://www.amazon.com/LSAT-Logical-Reasoning-Bible-Comprehensive/dp/0980178258/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b these things. Kaplan the one LSAT prep group I would avoid, using them actually brought my practice scores down, but powerscore helped me a lot, especially on the logic games, but I guess everybody's different.