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Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
Motivational Speaker
Pedagogue
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Baltimore
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Randy Frederick Pausch
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What he said was: You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do a disservice by putting it anywhere. And boy was that good advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere.
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Respect authority while questioning it.
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I've always admired people who are over-prepared.
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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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