[Loch-Ruadh] Worth Reading
Julie Self
julie_self at hotmail.com
Thu Jan 12 20:56:42 PST 2006
I got this from a friend and thought it would be a good thing to share:
I just love this. Sorry if you have read it before but it is so true.
> >
>>Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To
>>anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice.
>>
>>Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they
>>did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good,
>>politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no
>>concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the
>>real world.
>>
>>Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
>>
>>Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will
>>expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
>>
>>Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You
>>won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
>>
>>Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
>>
>>Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents
>>had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity.
>>
>>Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
>>about your mistakes, learn from them.
>>
>>Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
>>now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
>>listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you
>>save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
>>delousing the closet in your own room.
>>
>>Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
>>HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
>>give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't
>>bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
>>
>>Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off
>>and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do
>>that on your own time.
>>
>>Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually
>>have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
>>
>>Rule 11: Be nice to nerds! Chances are you'll end up working for one.
>>
>>If you agree, pass it on. If you can read this - Thank a teacher! If you
>>are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!!
Gwen
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