Maybe she was just passing it on to her students... it's just a
pleasure to have a "take ownership" attitude put towards young
students and to see them think it's "cool" :)
On 22 Jun 2001, at 16:29, Ramsour Mike wrote:
> I saw this a year or so ago and it was attributed to Bill Gate$ during a
> speech at a graduation. Regardless, it's still interesting.
>
> Have a great weekend.
>
> Mike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Petersen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 08:06 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Off topic -- Life rules
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My son's friends were emailing this to one another... the fact that it
> > was authored by his 8th grade math teacher was impressive
> > enough, but the fact that he and his friends thought it was "cool"
> > made me take a second look.
> >
> >
> > > LIFE RULES
> > >
> > > 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 40thousand dollars 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 teachers are 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.
> > >
> > > 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 are. So before you save
> > the
> > >rainforest 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 you own time.
> > >
> > > Rule 10:
> > > Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have
> > >you leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
> > >
> > > Rule 11:
> > > Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
> >
>
