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Article: Lawyers make the grade: teachers praise how attorneys captivate their students in Justice Teaching program.
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- Florida Bar News
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- August 1, 2007
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"The students were disappointed when the bell rang!"
That high compliment for Justice Teaching lessons taught by three lawyers came from Kimberly Duffey, an educator in the Social Studies Department at Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach, in a thank-you letter to Chief Justice Fred Lewis.
"The Justice Teaching lessons were topical and interesting to the teenagers. As a result, the classroom discussions were active and engaged.... As educators, I know that my colleagues were impressed by the knowledge and practical teaching that our students received. My only regret is that I did not videotape the lessons so that I could ...