Welcome!

Welcome to The Last Lecture class. I read this book and had many different thoughts. I am interested to hear your reactions. This memoir was originally written for his three children. It was a book that celebrated his life and the power of childhood dreams. After it was released, however, many teachers connected with his book.

Introduction

Please introduce yourself to your classmates. Tell us where you teach and your position. Why did you want to take this course? What do you hope to get out of it? Are you familiar with this book and Randy Pausch?

Get to Know Randy Pausch

For this part, I want you to get to know Randy Pausch. Go to Last Lecture Video and watch The Last Lecture video. I think it is important to see what inspired the book and “hear and see” Randy Pausch. It is about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Also, take some time to explore this website. Lastly, read the book - The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. You do not have to respond to this post.

Question #1

Part 1 – Chapters 1-3

1. Randy chose the topic of his lecture to be called – Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. Share one of your childhood dreams. Have you shared this with your students? If not, would you now?

Question #2

Part 2 – Chapters 4-11
2. Randy said he won the parent lottery. What details from his childhood do you think led to the successes he had later on his life? What advice might you give your students that didn’t win the “parent lottery”?

Question #3

3. What would you paint on your bedroom walls if you were given permission to do so? What would you paint on your classroom walls if you were given permission to do so?

Question #4

4. Randy believed our critics are often the ones saying they still care about us. How in your life has a critic helped you become a better person?