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72“There are equally important questions about the appropriateadmixture of faculty scholarship and whether too much of it isdirected only towards often academics.”and refers to Graham C. Lilly “Law Schools without Lawyers? Winds ofchange in Legal Education” 81 Va L Rev p 1921 (1995) and to Harry T.Edward’s article “The Growing Disjunction between Legal Education andthe Legal Profession” 91 Mich. L Rev 34 (1992) and says at p. 103:“Because of the tremendous gap between academic lawyers andpracticing lawyers, an affirmative action program to integrate lawfaculties into the profession will be required. Most schools bring ina significant number of Judges and practicing attorneys as adjunctteachers, guest lecturers, and advisers to students. The problem atmany law schools is that the faculty don’t get out enough. Schoolsshould work with bench, the bar and government agencies to haveprofessors in residence, faculty as speakers, faculty team teachingwith the bench and the bar, and so forth.”and laments that there is far little communication between legal academicsand members of the practising bar. He thinks it is imperative that morefaculty take interest with the bench and bar.7.7 Prof. Eleanor W. Myers in her “Teaching Good and Teaching Well:Integrating Values with Theory and Practice” (Vol. 47) (1997) Journal ofLegal Education p. 401 (at p. 407) says: