I do, and I absolute concur. The current generation of teenagers is completely spoiled...almost beyond repair... Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66962-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Victor Timmons Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:41 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic GOD doesn't anyone get it. Stop spoon feeding your kids. MAKE THEM WORK for what they want don't just buy it for them. I am sick and tired of all these brats getting out of school thinking that the world owes them the same living I have worked years to earn. They need to get there butts out there and work for it. My background from fishing boats, factory worker, painter, to network admin, to rbase programer has aloud me to work with a lots of different people and the kids of the last 5-8 years are the biggest bunch of thumb suckers i have ever seen. VERY FEW WANT TO WORK HARD FOR WHAT THEY WANT. So Joe I think your right on the money... On 21 Jul 2003 at 21:22, Joe Sowers wrote: > I don't go off topic too often, but this is worth a read. > > Bill Gates' recent speech at Mount Whitney High School in Visalia, CA. is > worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail > on the head with this one. > > He talked about how feel-good, and politically correct teachings, created a > generation of kids with no concept of reality, and how this method was > setting them up for failure in the real world. He concluded by outlining > the following 11 Rules..... > > Rule 1: Life is not fair ... get used to it. > > Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. However, the world > will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you start feeling good about > yourself. > > Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school, and 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 until you get a boss. > > Rule 5: Flipping burgers at McDonalds should not be 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. > > 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 bedroom. > > Rule 8: Your school may have done away with recognizing that there are > winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have even > abolished failing grades, and they'll give you as much time as you want to > get the right answer on an exam. 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. You are > supposed to 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 out and find a job. > > Rule 11: Be nice to NERDS. Chances are you will end up working for one. > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
