The Last Lecture
This was a very informational video. Mr. Pausch presents some very beneficial information on how to work with the students and to help push them academically.In this video he talks about achieving your childhood dreams and how to enable the dreams of other people.He mentioned how there will always be brick walls that will get in your way and try to veer you off your course and away from your dreams and goals. Not all brick walls that we encounter are bad necessarily, but they help push us and show us how bad we want to succeed. Brick walls will really help show ones dedication and determination when it comes to fulfilling their dreams. This video was truly inspiring and well worth the hour.
Mr. Pausch gives some inspiring advice on how to set goals. He mentioned that he had six childhood dreams/goals and was able to accomplish them all. He happened to become an author of an article in the world encyclopedia. He mentioned that he did not manage to become Captain Kirk, but he did have the opportunity to actually meet him.He talked about all his winnings of different things at amusement parks. He also had the chance to work for Disney Imagineer. Which I think is incredible. He joined the football team when he was nine, however he never got the chance to make it into the NFL. One of his coaches really pushed him and rode his tail and basically gave him a very hard time. The other coaches stated that this was because he really cared about him and all he wanted was for him to succeed in life and become successful.
As a teacher, you should always push your students and enable them to accomplish their goals and dreams. You have to let them know that they can acheive anything with hard work and dedication.They just have to have the mind set to accomplish their goals and try to stay on track no matter how many brick walls they encounter during their journey. He said that as a teacher, you should always set your expectations to a high level.He mentioned that even if the students happening to be learning something challenging, they can still find a way to have fun while doing it. This will help the students reach for a higher level of education and continue building their knowledge. He also talks about motivators, they are the people that let you know when you are doing something wrong because they are the ones who support you and will not give up on you. They let you know the truth even if it hurts because it will make you want to succeed and continue to get better every day.
The best support system out there is the teachers, family and friends of an individual. These support system will be continuous motivation for the student and they will help guide the students and keep them on track of their goals and dreams. One should never complain on the journey to accomplishing your dreams and goals, the road may be a bumpy and rough one, but happiness and successful will lie at the end. This lecture explained how you should never give up on your goals and dreams, if the times get tough then try harder, push yourself farther and just keep in mind in the end I will succeed! After watching this video, the best tool I believe is encouraging your students and helping them realize their value and worth and letting them know that their dreams and goals are not far out of reach. That it will just take determination to make it to the finish line.
If you have never seen Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams You should really take the time to check it out. It will be well worth your time.
Hi Joy,
ReplyDeleteI thought your post was very thoughtful and genuine. You really took your time to point out all the things that Randy viewed as most important. When it comes to making goals and talking to students about goals, I think Randy made a great point in saying that we should set specific and realistic goals. All to often, students set goals that are unattainable. This sets them up for failure. Do you agree?
Take some time before you post your work and read over it. I found a few simple grammatical errors that could have been avoided had you done so. Overall, there were no serious mistakes. Great job.
"...even if the students happening to be learning..." happen, not happening.
ReplyDelete"These support system will be continuous motivation for the student..." poorly written. Maybe you mean This.. and an a before continuous but I am not sure.
"..., but happiness and successful will lie at the end." success not successful.
You have many errors that should have been caught with careful proofreading. PROOFREAD!
The reason we include this video is to inspire you to bust through those brick walls, to raise the bars, to execute effective head fakes and much more. I hope you will do these things when you are a teacher. Keep on learning!