Head Fake Education

You may be wondering what is a "head fake." This was discussed in Randy Paush's "Last Lecture" he brought out many valuable points about teaching and learning. He talked not only about his childhood dreams, but how to enable the childhood dreams of others. Throughout his lecture he emphasized "head fakes". A "head fake" is having fun while learning. An example of "head fake" was through "Alice", which is a reading program that allows children to actually program design and never know it. He also applied this through his teaching, by allowing students to work as a team with the freedom to express themselves. This was evident when the program became so successful that it drew interest of other college departments. As educators it is important to allow students to explore that freedom in order to achieved a successful "head fake". You can view the lecture at youtube.com and search Randy Paush. Parents you will love it.