>> Bill Gates' Speech ,,,,, Love him or hate him, he sure hits the >> nail on the Head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, or >> anyone who has ever been a kid, here's some advice Bill Gates >> recently dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they did >> NOT learn in school. He talks about how feel-good politically >> correct teachings created a full 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 50 thousand dollars 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. He doesn't have tenure. >> >> Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your >> grandparents had a different word for burger flipping, they called >> it opportunity. >> >> Rule6: 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 are. So before you save the rain forest from the >> parasites of your parents' 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. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
