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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
- Z1 S& M: h7 m! Celeven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
% l0 A1 O$ ?- {& UHe talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
; C% G S0 p" S( j& c3 |( R- Ucreated a generation of kids with no concept of reality and : a' f) c- \1 j) R, e# U
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 a4 ~4 {5 O9 ^% J, k5 Y1 d+ BRule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. 1 U& v. x$ p# ^, S( V2 z; \
The world will expect you to accomplish something " r$ q) E9 |& j. d
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
& \9 i1 u- x/ w+ }: o9 cRule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. ! n& i: H( G) Y* R
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.2 F6 t+ a3 L9 e
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
) n5 k& Z* T, p" p5 }$ \; ARule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
; @5 J7 R0 f7 Z3 {0 d1 MYour Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: 3 ^1 i: |/ ]8 r' |/ M& A9 q
They called it opportunity.# O- _1 r$ r4 d# j% {
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
3 ?4 l9 M. F, L+ O! F& fso don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.8 D: {2 M# q2 |; r) b+ Y# ]
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring ' R" S" u7 C$ Y- j$ y
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, * W D! G- [9 I# n
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
8 L2 `. y3 V- r( N. S3 N# italk about how cool you thought you were: . h6 M+ G( Z8 T# w+ v
So before you save the rain forest
1 Q. `# Y4 \' z' @from the parasites of your parent's generation, 4 d( D5 @, ^2 J# A( |
try delousing the closet in your own room..
7 |, v: W; |, m; S! ZRule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, ; v8 s) e3 n- l
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
! ^) H( L: S A/ N3 l% ~& e: kand they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
, v( r; P3 C$ C) t6 L' t1 I*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
- C7 n1 {- r6 ~4 hRule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
2 ~3 y* S) B, _( U+ ~' v2 yYou don't get summers off and very few employers ) E( ~& m. n! @ W8 _ l$ a
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
3 N z4 C+ H# V' O, I$ b7 F' k*Do that on your own time.
2 ?/ f, B% m' B V2 G+ oRule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
1 u" z0 m5 b! A, fIn real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.% \( o8 A2 i- e: y% r w8 ~
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
4 I! ?0 `) y4 m% a Z9 m+ IChances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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