I truly enjoyed the video by Randy Pausch. I learned the most about teaching and learning from watching his actions. Near the beginning of the video Mr. Pausch shares that he has terminal cancer and only has a few months left to live. After hearing such heart breaking news I spent the rest of the video awed by his courage.
During this video Randy Pausch made me think of Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. I specifically thought of generativity vs. stagnation. According to Erikson this is the second stage of adulthood and occurs between the ages of 35-64. During this time people target actions that gives them a sense of purpose. I was truly encouraged more by the fact that Pausch was teaching a lecture with such joy despite his circumstances than I was with techniques to overcome brick walls. He chose to give back instead of spend the end of his life afraid.
It was nice reading the connection you made between Pausch and Erikson's psychosocial human development. However, you did not satisfactorily answer the driving question of this assignment.
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