Announcing the 2009-2010 CORE Book

The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch

 
Iowa Lakes Community College is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Core Book, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.  A computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, Randy was asked to give a final lecture after he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.  The Lecture Randy gave wasn’t about dying, but it was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, and seizing every moment because “time is all you  have…and you may find one day that you have less than you think”.

Written with humor and insight, this book can be used in multiple ways in many classes.  Each chapter is complete and has lessons to share.  The Last Lecture is a memoir, a celebration of life, and a testament to the power of childhood dreams.  The book is filled with ideas and observations that Randy wanted to share with his three young children.  Randy’s lecture is available on YouTube, Google Video or at www.TheLastLecture.com.  Copies of the complete and abridged videos are also available in Iowa Lakes Community College libraries.

Basic questions students might consider while reading this book are:

·        What are my childhood dreams?  How might I achieve them?

·        Who are mentors I can turn to?  What lessons have they taught me?

·        What wisdom would I choose to impart to the world if it was my last chance?

·        What are the lessons of my own life?

Study guide available: http://www.thelastlecture.com/pdf/LastLecture_EdGuide.pdf 
 

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