Lessons from The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch

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Lessons from The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch
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• When youre in the drivers seat, you have the
  opportunity to offer a ride instead of running
  people over.

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• Learners want to be directed, but then let loose
  to explore on their own. The idea is to lead, not
  to direct.
• Erica Schmidt

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• Help us to see that sometimes you can get more
  from pursuing a dream and not accomplishing it,
  than you can from those that you do accomplish.

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• If we are taught how to take the disappointments
  in life then, even when you dont accomplish your
  dream, the experience becomes part of what you
  become. Sometimes the chase of a dream gives one
  a good sense of work ethic, but when things come
  easy, then people can become lazy.
• John Andhor

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• Continue to criticize us because you care enough
  about us to see that we become the best that we
  can.

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• I was impressed with how Coach Graham yelled at
  Randy, and it wasnt until the other coach said
  something, he realized it was only because he
  still cared enough to make him better.
• Too many students think that when someone above
  them yells at them that they hate them, but
  that is not true. They do it because they care
  and once they stop, thats when to start
  worrying.
• Devon Peace

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• Help us take the bad in life and recognize that
  there are things we can do to help the outcome in
  positive ways. Use the brick walls of life to
  help us see how badly we want something.

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• Help us students to realize that bad things in
  life can have positive outcomes, depending on how
  we deal with them. Life is what you make it.
  Sometimes you have to work hard to get through a
  brick wall and prove how badly you want
  something.
• Emily Long

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• Care enough to smack the truth into our heads.
  We will listen.

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• No one likes to be criticized, but everyone can
  learn from it. When students realize that you
  care enough to sometimes be painfully honest with
  them, then they might think about what you have
  said and take it into consideration.
• April Silvis

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• Praise when its deserved be honest when you
  recognize the need for us to work harder.

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• Praise is always appreciated, but constructive
  criticism will always make us work harder.
  Honesty can help us to live up to our potential.
• Erica Schmidt

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• Help us realize that working harder yields more
  results than complaining. Time spent whining is
  less time spent on goals.

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• Do not accept complaining from us. The time we
  spend complaining is time we could be learning.
  Instead encourage us so that we are confident
  that we can succeed.
• Kelsea Gardner

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• You may have to wait a long time, but our good
  side will come out.

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• As students, we need you to be patient with us so
  we can reach our potential, even if it means you
  will have a few gray hairs and sleepless nights.

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• Help us realize that experience is what you get
  when you didnt get what you wanted, and
  experience is often the most valuable thing you
  have to offer.

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• When we set out to accomplish a goal, even if we
  do not succeed, we gain experience . These
  experience can help us and others later in life.
• Jenna Fuller

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• Help us realize how important time is, so we can
  spend it wisely.

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• Most people do not realize that our time is
  limited until it is too late. We need to learn to
  make the most of our time while we have it,
  because you cant know how much time you have
  left. In The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch shows us
  how he lived his life to the fullest.
• Jessica Emick

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• Our Head Fake is that these are the ten
  principles of good teachers, as shown by Randy
  Pausch, and we see these characteristics in each
  of you.