Blog Post 8

        This was my first time with Randy Pausch. The video of his last lecture was very inspirational and very sad. Randy was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only had six months to live. He died at the age 47, on July 27, 2008. Instead of giving up he gave " The Last Lecture" he talked about his childhood dreams, and how he achieved them, how to help others achieve their dream, and what lessons can be learned in helping you achieve your dreams. He left behind a grand legacy!
         

            I really enjoyed that he did a lot of project based learning in his classroom. He was letting the kids do hands on activity's with technology. By letting them choose what they wanted to do, they learned a lot of things on their own. Randy was never afraid to ask for help. One thing he said really stuck in my mind "Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?"  This is right to the point, teachers have to be fun and engaging. If they are boring and never wants to try new things students will become less engaged and more distracted! Being happy helps students get in the mood than being gloomy and miserable. When I have my own classroom this is going to be on my board for motivation.