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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
/ U2 v; [) [# c# u1 Q, s, Zeleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school. 3 n$ @* C/ j0 b1 w: q0 m/ M
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings 0 N- { X% F: [! S! W$ Z& o
created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and
; e* ]+ y# w& F. e4 `how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
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Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! ( y7 f3 m, x0 W
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. ! ^1 C, L2 F6 X$ a' O$ l
The world will expect you to accomplish something
3 `+ P6 Y1 Z$ TBEFORE you feel good about yourself.& o6 O, t Z0 y# J# @5 K
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
, f! S" r6 ~9 F* b- fYou won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
3 y- t. C: d3 I- a9 V4 r* NRule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
) b& a* v# x& ]- `Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
5 r, l: B4 _5 j; J# z; vYour Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: % ~6 [! s, z0 I( A, M( k
They called it opportunity.$ P- r) X4 k* m+ ]8 X
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, ' I6 b$ Q ]' ^1 x, S( @! p
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them., I6 R" x! R& q) e% _0 X
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring ) x. T1 U0 D6 E
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, ! ] w0 Q* [; |, E
cleaning your clothes and listening to you ( Z3 \* i4 E: X# x
talk about how cool you thought you were:
A! Y& y; v# H1 G: d3 F. f4 s. \So before you save the rain forest
/ N) v, v" s% k+ hfrom the parasites of your parent's generation,
6 I& k M, a& R) c# q2 Ntry delousing the closet in your own room..
$ E% Y6 F$ R2 @/ M" L# f* iRule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, + W. _9 N( k, \; H. ]. h
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades # ^% d: a+ j4 C& `0 ^
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. $ q9 J: B9 e. g0 W8 L
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
7 P: W& Y: _. c; f* N. ]Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. - Q# B% c; E, h0 o- \" ^* c
You don't get summers off and very few employers + A4 t# U3 g7 k ~1 f
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. 2 ~7 u' d3 V8 G' K2 _
*Do that on your own time.# }4 C! O. a. C0 x2 D& |
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. . x# B/ ?( I. R1 Y& ~
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
* r! W, e( K' h" q# f+ XRule 11 : Be nice to nerds. 9 S. x9 R( S9 }. d
Chances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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