Educational Level of Risk

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Discussion:

Based on the information that emotion creates memory, would the fear and intimidation associated with a high educational risk help students remember the topic? I was thinking about the educatioanl risk involved in the Socratic method used in most law schools. Law students expect to be called on and engage in an active debate in front of the entire class. Would this type of learning be deemed more appropriate if students expected it from the first day of class? Would they be more prepared and remember the material? Or is it a just a bad idea in general?

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