Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
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Randy Pausch seems like a pretty incredible guy. He has done all of these things that he wanted since childhood. Not only that, but he accomplished all of his goals with only half a lifetime. It seems that not only did he lead a fulfilling life, but also a pretty interesting one.
When he mentioned that 3-D ride at Disney that he designed, something spiked my memory. I actually got to visit Disney world as a child and it was around the time that they had just started that ride. Watching the video, you may look at it and think, 'man, these graphics are terrible, but I remember the experience, and at that time it was state of the art. I felt like I was actually there, which also shows you have far we have come in the short time since then.
Of all that Randy had going on in his life, I think what I found most fascinating was the way that he taught. I personally have a real issue with curriculums, and how they are instituted. I believe that they, more than any other single factor, can seriously limit the learning experience. I believe that work under the assumption that those who set up the curriculum know all that is worth learning, and that, I believe, is absurd. I don't mean that they are useless, in fact we need them, but we have to be open to integrating other material into the classroom.
It was also really cool to see the way that he was brought up. You can see that it is beneficial to allow your kids to express themselves. Randy is obviously someone who believes in doing what you love and doing it well. It doesn't seem to acknowledge the fact that he has a job, but rather acts like he gets paid to do this fun stuff. I think that is an attitude that he got from the creative freedom that his parents used to nurture him.
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I to believe that curriculum often stifles learning. l am mostly concerned from my perspective, in making curriculum more accessible to diverse learners but this ties into the basic principles of flexibility, usability, and tolerance that the notion of universal design brings to education. Especially with the explosion of technology we must begin to make curricula that are more fluid eliminating the tendency to stagnate. Knowledge never stops growing and neither should the framework for how we deliver that knowledge. SS
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely on this especially the part where you can give thanks to his up bringing. Mr. Pausch seems pretty amazing to me too. I think accomplishing all of his dreams before he died was outstanding. Many people do not even have dreams, let alone accomplish them so I applaud him. You made great points in your post to show your understanding of Mr. Pausch video. Very well done.
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