18 years of magic in the classroom!
Entertainment pulls the student in... Empowerment keeps them there...
The lively debate on the issues energizes the student for any subject.
"You! Be the Judge taught me that my opinion counts."
Get Those Cops Out of my Trash
"She was swathed in mink and diamonds and fingering a wad of cash.
"Thanks for fixing my sports car, darling." She smiled at the mechanic..."
Can what you throw away be used to throw you in jail?
You! Be the Judge
Join the discussion
Join the discussion
For the past 18 years, wherever You! Be the Judge has
been published in the local newspaper, teachers have printed it out and
used it to energize their students into lively debates.
No matter whether elementary, middle or high school, paralegal or ESL college courses.
"I laugh and I learn"
"You! Be the Judge never makes me feel stupid"
"The silence of an entire class listening intently to each student
give their opinion is deafening... and empowering"
Capture Your Students' Interest with You! Be the Judge
You! Be the Judge columns are a fun dramatisation of actual court cases from around the world. It combines the sitcom, courtroom drama and whodunit to explore the legal issues that affect everybody's lives.
It captivates students and gets them excited about communication skills, diversity awareness, creative thinking and alternate conflict resolution.
The topics span 14 categories of law including employment, crime, family, personal injury and human rights.
It captivates students and gets them excited about communication skills, diversity awareness, creative thinking and alternate conflict resolution.
The topics span 14 categories of law including employment, crime, family, personal injury and human rights.
And now, with the You! Be the Judge online column, teachers can send the column directly onto the students' smartphone, laptop or tablet!
What You! Be the Judge Brings to Students
"You! Be the Judge columns give the students real problems to discuss,
problems that affect them personally and speak to them in their language."
- ESL Teacher Dorothy Laufer
problems that affect them personally and speak to them in their language."
- ESL Teacher Dorothy Laufer
What You! Be the Judge Brings to Teachers
For all ages, for all subjects... even training football players
Elementary Teacher
"You! Be the Judge columns solve teachers' ever present challenge
to find material that will stimulate a dialogue in the classroom
and that are appropriate topics which are exciting and relevant."
- Elementary Grade 6 Teacher
ESL Teacher
"Your newspaper columns have been a great way for me to introduce a lot of idioms and general vocabulary to my students.
As well, the articles encourage lively debate." ESL Instructor Doroty Ruttan, Canadian Army –
Adults 18 to 45 - Column Print-out from the Times-Colonist.
Seniors Program Director
“All the residents who participated in the You! be the Judge program loved it!
It’s very interactive, and also a great stimulation to their memory.” Arlene Sutherland, Lifestyle Director
Paralegal Teacher
"Exceedingly successful!
A perfect marriage between You! Be the Judge's 14 Categories of law and the subject matter of the paralegal classroom.
"Your newspaper columns have been a great way for me to introduce a lot of idioms and general vocabulary to my students.
As well, the articles encourage lively debate." ESL Instructor Doroty Ruttan, Canadian Army –
Adults 18 to 45 - Column Print-out from the Times-Colonist.
Seniors Program Director
“All the residents who participated in the You! be the Judge program loved it!
It’s very interactive, and also a great stimulation to their memory.” Arlene Sutherland, Lifestyle Director
Paralegal Teacher
"Exceedingly successful!
A perfect marriage between You! Be the Judge's 14 Categories of law and the subject matter of the paralegal classroom.
Family Law
Who gets Lovey-Dovey?
"I know how how hard this divorce is for you, Lovey-Dovey, but we still
love you very much and the nice judge is letting us share you..."
Do you agree? Should George get full custody?
You! Be the Judge
"Lovey Dovey led
into a spirited discussion about custody and access under the divorce
act [...] It put a "human" (...) face to the whole issue of parents and
children. The students in my class were really able to relate and
understand that there is much more to the somewhat convoluted and boring
legislation than they may have thought."
"Having the class discuss issues is so much better than me just talking at them." Lynn Connolly, Paralegal Instructor, Reeves College
