Blog Post#10

What can we learn about Teaching and Learning from Randy Paush?

Giving children the inspiration and permission to dream is huge. Being able to enable the dreams of others and for them to know that anything is possible is the key to learning. Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how bad we really want something. The brick walls are also there to keep the ones that aren’t willing to go above and beyond out. We as educators should always have something to bring to the table because this will make the educator feel more welcomed.

Sometimes we have dreams that do not get accomplished completely. Think of playing football and not being very good at it. If we teach the fundamentals first and the rest last the children will gain experiences that will last a life time. When you do something and train and put the time into it , it in turns becomes apart of that person. Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. When we screw up and nobody is saying what you are doing is bad is when we should start to worry. Your critics love you and care for you.

We must be willing to wait long enough for our dreams to come true. Put in the work and give it enough time for others to be impressed. Never tell a child that their dreams will not come true. We must also watch our we comment to students in regards to their dreams because you do not want to come across rude or uninterested.

ALWAYS TELL YOUR CLASS THAT THEY CAN DO BETTER AND THIS WILL ENABLE EXPECTATIONS TO BE HIGH!