Randy Pausch last lecture

As a child we all have dreams that we want to do when we grow up! Some of these dreams are achievable and some are some that will only be in our dreams. Randy points out that some of our dreams will only stay in our dreams because we do not have the determination to make them come true. When he was a young boy he had many dreams, some that were easier to achieve then others and some that he never quite got but he tried and he gained a lot of experience in doing so.

I think that he attitude about life and everything he goes through is great. In trying to achieve all his dreams he never gave up. There were many times that he was turned down or things did not go just the way he wanted them to but he still managed to try something different and he was able to achieve it one way or another. He believes that one of the best thing that one can do in life is achieve his or her childhood dreams and he wanted to do something that would help them do that and understand why it was important.

Another thing that he speaks about is "head fake". I think this is a great concept and if everyone who dealt with children would understand this I think that the children would be that more successful. This idea is that you teach the students something through making them think that he or she is doing something that they would enjoy doing. He uses the example of him playing football. Although he never got to actually by in the NFL he is very confident on the football field. He is this way because he had a coach that helped him and pushed him to be the best he could be even though he was not the best player.

He also speaks of always having fun. He wanted students to have fun and fulfill their childhood dreams. He did this by creating a class at a college that would allow the students to have fun and learn things when they did not really realize what they were doing. I wish that everyone could have his attitude in life. He is dying but you still see that he has a great attitude about life and his enjoying his life and is having fun.