think critically, precisely, and clearly;

express yourself succinctly;

understand the expressions of others; particularly those who are different than yourself;

understand human nature, particularly the motivations and needs of your clients, opponents, jurors, judges, etc.; and

use the techniques of the legal profession to represent a client in general matters, to recognize where you lack competence, and to comply with accepted ethical standards.

An educationally sound legal pedagogy is a philosophy of legal education which is grounded in known educational theory. To be so grounded, an educationally sound legal pedagogy:

	trains you to solve legal problems by providing you with a working program for solving problem
	provides you with the opportunity to excel;
	provides you with criteria for excelling and specifically what progress you are making;
	provides you with the opportunity to practice each new skill throughout the learning process; and,

provides you with adequate instruction on how to study for law school and this course.

Thus, it is my goal, through an educationally sound pedagogy, to provide you with an opportunity to learn and to excel. 

Teaching Objective #2: Substantive Teaching Objectives

Tobacco, Health and the State Settlements teaching objectives are those objectives that relate directly to the substantive area of the law. They can be divided into two categories: knowledge and skills/abilities. The objectives of this course are: 

To provide you information about selected laws and regulations related to tobacco use in America.

To help you understand the value implications of legal choices and the impact on women, children, minorities and third world countries.

To help you develop and improve your analytical skills including understanding, issue-spotting, problem-solving, judgment and synthesis;

To help you to understand the importance of inference and intuition in problem definition and problem-solving; and emphasize that "personal neutrality" is not necessary to scholarly objectivity.

Teaching Objective #3: Diversity-Conscious Legal Pedagogy 

Class, disability, gender, race and sexual preference issues are such an integral part of our society (and the legal profession) that we often overlook how the law affects individuals with different backgrounds differently. In a diverse society, such as ours, awareness of how different class, disability, gender race and sexual preference are effected differently by the law is essential. This is true whether the person is a defendant, plaintiff, lawyer, juror, judge or law student.⁽¹⁾ Diversity awareness should be a normative part of the value system of the practicing attorney.⁽²⁾ An education which is aware of diversity:

explores how racial, ethnic, gender, class, disability, cultural and sexual orientation are related to and impacted by the structure law; In particular it illuminates the connection between racial and gender issues and the values, interests, rules and theories that appear to be neutral but are, in fact, a representation of the values of the dominant culture.

broadly frames classroom discussion so that we step outside the doctrinal bounds of the law to critique the rules, the legal system and legal practice; and,

focuses discussion on problems, interests and values that reflect a broad range of perspectives.

2. ²"The Common assertion that moral values cannot be taught in law schools - or elsewhere to a person as mature as law students - misses the point that moral dilemmas cannot be answered well, or even recognized for what they are without the application of knowledge and analysis that makes the difference between blind choice [or obedience] and informed choice." Keeton, supra., 40 Md. L. Rev. at 211.