Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Weekly Topic: Models of Hierarchy

Reflecting upon his "Utopian Proposal" for disrupting institutional hierarchies in law schools, Kennedy observes that his plan "already seems [. . .] dated and inadequate, mainly because it doesn't pay enough explicit attention to the modeling of hierarchy through teacher-student and student-student relationships." (614) Compare the models of hierarchy Kennedy discusses (602-608) to your experience.

  • Does your experience fit into any of the standard reactions to hierarchy Kennedy outlines (608-610) and if not how would you adjust his account to better reflect your experience?
  • Based on your understanding of the hierarchical relationships between teachers and students and among different student populations, how could Kennedy's proposal be altered to better address your experience of these kinds of hierarchical relationship?

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