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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about : ^2 s+ D$ L: {* i. V* z L
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
5 R" O: ~3 c5 P' }& Y/ PHe talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings & g$ O- l/ s; c4 @* h% a
created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and * a# H' ]4 i) u7 o
how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. ' g- V& z, b. s3 k$ W
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Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! " p0 k2 n- v4 ~# z
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
2 `8 D, g) Y l6 ?, |The world will expect you to accomplish something
! o! j7 W% m O4 k) {: _BEFORE you feel good about yourself.! E- P2 B. M! {" K7 w/ `
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
6 ~% h6 z( R! qYou won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.; ]- l a" G9 F8 t* X/ A! O
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss % |1 n. Y. C3 j
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
% R/ u+ _2 r3 q& c! x8 P: _Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
" `4 Y1 u7 J+ @! j( i7 k9 BThey called it opportunity.
7 U' V+ C5 x" D4 q/ C0 bRule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
9 G6 G" s, {3 M! S' e7 aso don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.% F* `5 o' w4 D) c: j: l
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring + O( C3 A7 L' p: N
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
4 l" `* h% A# e# D9 T5 {cleaning your clothes and listening to you ' W" Z. r c, k* d- }
talk about how cool you thought you were: 7 |. o& N, I: ~" {; v( T) z5 k
So before you save the rain forest
/ Q8 [0 E, E. b3 l4 W" o* rfrom the parasites of your parent's generation, ( ^/ X5 x# Z) ]+ z+ @- k& f6 r' h
try delousing the closet in your own room..
) ?4 t7 Q/ g4 n) _0 m$ {) q5 mRule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, * \/ F" W3 D3 E# O$ P0 z6 h
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades # G/ H B' D+ N) j
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
- ^% u$ H# R6 n4 q- K0 J7 g5 h1 i* F*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. h' g( \+ b, M- u, b, w. W- F
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
8 w9 \( P) s" RYou don't get summers off and very few employers
% L f* J! @: [" ^2 [are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. 2 `7 E+ v! h0 \: @9 N
*Do that on your own time.! Z6 [. Z3 H8 U! E9 k j
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
2 Q% ^ h$ N3 aIn real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.% F& M1 }) M- D0 ] ?$ o
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
" \6 ^+ B- ~2 BChances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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