Blog Post #10

Randy Pausch's last lecture is an inspirational video where Mr. Paush talks about his childhood dreams, how he achieved his dreams and how to enable your dreams and the dreams of others. He describes a "last lecture" as a lecture you would give if you could only give one more before you died (which applied to him because he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer). This was, in fact, a one of a kind lecture that became an internet sensation which was watched by millions. Randy tells us about his childhood dreams of being in zero gravity, playing in the National Football League, being an author in the World Book Encyclopedia, being Captain Kirk, working for Disney—and what it takes to achieve them. Something you can learn from Mr. Pausch's Lecture is to never give up.

Through all the road-blocks that came into his life, he still managed to succeed. This is important for us, as educators, to fully grasp. We should never give up; When you give up, you're giving up on your student. Another thing you can learn from this man is to be optimistic, look on the bright side. Whenever one of his "dreams" did not come true, he still took something out of it. This just gives you an all around better attitude, which is necessary for an educator. I found this video to be my favorite of all the ones we've watched in EDM310 so far. I love inspiration, motivation, i just eat it up. Some words of wisdom I learned from Mr. Pausch are: Don't complain, just work harder(great motto for EDM310), Show gratitude, Loyalty is a two-way street, and find the best in everybody. I believe it would truly make a difference if everyone were to grasp these motto's, and they are especially relevant to to "education world".