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. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on the head
with this.
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 parent's 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 now
are.
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 your parent's generation
created, 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
does
not 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 can read this - thank a teacher.
IF you're not in jail or on the street - thank your parents.
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. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on the head
with this.
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 parent's 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 now
are.
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 your parent's generation
created, 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
does
not 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 can read this - thank a teacher.
IF you're not in jail or on the street - thank your parents.
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