Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

My first thought of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture was "Wow, this man is dying and he is being so positive about his life." I have a lot of respect for him getting on stage and giving a lecture about his childhood dreams because I know if i was dying and having to talk about all the things I wanted I know I would be crying and be sad. He seemed like he had come to terms with the fact he was dying and he wanted to make the best of the time he had left.


This lecture was most definitely the best last lecture. The fact that we all have childhood dreams is important because its something that we all have. We all have dreams of what we want to do with our lives. We may not have as many as Randy Pausch but we all have some sort of dream. I enjoyed the way he set up his presentation by informing us of all his dreams and then explaining each one and how he has accomplished them.

Randy talks about Motivation. He says that motivation is important to following your dreams because you can not let anything drag you down. He says to not give up and not to get discouraged. I like what he said about "brick walls". He says that Brick walls are important because they come in the way to make sure that if you really want something you will work hard for it. He says that they keep out the "other people". The "other people" referring to people who don't want to work extremely hard for what they want, or people who do not really want something.

One of Randy's dreams was to be in the NFL. He loved football and he says that football is not just a game but it teaches life lessons. It teaches people teamwork and perseverance. I also enjoyed listening about his dreams of becoming an imagineer for Disney and they offered him a job, and all the things he has done for Virtual Reality is amazing. Randy Pausch has accomplished so much in his life and he has had a great influence on his students and colleagues as well. He is a positive role model for many people in many different ways. I have learned a lot listening to him and hope that I can have a positive effect on my students lives.