Randy Pausch Lecture

I watched this lecture when it first came out over a year ago. It is amazing to me how he can be in such high spirits during a situation like what he is in. Anyone can learn a great deal from him by watching this lecture. Teachers can especially learn a lot from him.

First of all, enjoy what you do and never give up. Dr Pausch obviously loved what he did. He accomplished every childhood dream he had. He never gave up or believed that he could not accomplish his dreams. He worked hard and enjoyed every minute of it. You could tell by his lecture that he loved teaching as well. Another thing that was easy to tell is that he had a close relationship with his students.

Make learning fun. Looking at his classes you can see how interesting he made learning. He had fun and exciting projects. This is something that needs to be incorporated into the classroom. When you make learning fun, students will understand and comprehend the material much quicker.

Don't be selfish. Throughout the lecture, Dr. Pausch did not pity himself one time. He focused on the lesson at hand. There is always going to be struggles in our lives however keeping a positive attitude and keeping focus is important.

Also always believe in your students. It was not hard to see that he had a close relationship with his students. He could call out scenarios that occured in the classroom with the student by name. He always gave his students the benefit of the doubt. He respected them and they respected him. He never stopped challenging them and always reminded them to follow their dreams.

Randy Pausch lived an amazing life. He accomplished anything he set his mind to. One thing that was still in the works when he become sick was a program called Alice, which is a program that teaches high school students how to do computerprogramming.