Keith,
I just wanted to keep you updated on my progress with law school; currently all my applications are in and I am waiting patiently for a decision. I also wanted to say how much I enjoyed your classes and studying for your stringent tests. Since you expect more from your students than most of the professors I had (in my opinion) it challenged me to rise to a higher level in my education and for that I wanted to say thank you.
Thanks again and I will keep in touch,
James
Note from KBJ: I get letters like this all the time. As some of you know, Brian Leiter, who hates me because I stand up to him, posted a letter from someone who claimed to be my student. It was pure spite. Leiter didn't identify the student, so I can't reply by telling everyone how the student did in my class(es). (I wouldn't disclose the name, obviously.) I have reason to believe that the student who wrote the spiteful letter is the one who threatened to sue me, my department chair, my dean, the head of the Office for Student Disabilities, the president of my university, and the university itself. He's deaf and dumb and thought he wasn't properly accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In short, he had a grudge against me and many others. Leiter, who never loses a chance to abuse people he dislikes, was more than happy to publish the student's letter—anonymously. Remember this: Every professor has disgruntled students. Leiter wants people to think that the student's feelings are typical. They are not. The letter posted above is typical.
