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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about ; @# c# G8 i8 \8 M* N, j& C! J
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
3 l h3 K/ C$ w* A3 d T1 G( oHe talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
4 K8 Y( X& J W& Dcreated a generation of kids with no concept of reality and
! V5 L; d6 ]! a) G( y+ rhow this concept set them up for failure in the real world. ( H0 n# C( {( k
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Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
+ y& [( I% E) }5 z5 Z. `0 dRule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
& @ K- {8 o9 ?, S7 k4 x2 vThe world will expect you to accomplish something
* }/ q0 t# b7 J. N3 QBEFORE you feel good about yourself.
, g. d6 w! V: F; j4 g2 Q, {! PRule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. % E+ B; v; i, |2 M* P3 x8 p$ H) W
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
& X4 ~1 _' o" s0 ]Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
9 V9 W$ ]# J5 s vRule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. 5 b" Q" c5 r& ^! D+ M. J1 r0 X. R3 \
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
( Z, g- J/ U7 q2 ?" l0 w" j, gThey called it opportunity.
; ]2 b4 A, Q0 |+ {2 w+ P& NRule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, . S& Y: H$ R) Q2 @7 [. ?8 L: U9 f
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.* D* j% g6 |* H7 D# b
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring + u) r6 G$ u$ f
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, & v8 I' p" q- v N; p' n8 u7 E
cleaning your clothes and listening to you - R2 M% d5 N7 s+ m! A2 q
talk about how cool you thought you were: : N$ I4 s' \ B$ ^
So before you save the rain forest
: S% M( f0 O, O# qfrom the parasites of your parent's generation, % I5 p+ u' \& u% u1 c/ B5 T
try delousing the closet in your own room..
( ?4 p1 z# `7 qRule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
3 I( I0 K- E- ~, v# w" D8 Jbut life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
$ }* \0 A' i3 J5 eand they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
2 x/ K$ j: z. N9 m o*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.5 R$ ?8 R" ~- H( d) G3 x0 n q2 [
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
5 V& V+ B, b8 [ X0 O' n3 RYou don't get summers off and very few employers
% m! L/ k( M( s! ?! Aare interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
! r/ _7 r" }& S. s" h, q) Y/ g8 l*Do that on your own time." \& n* D) F1 w W ~3 `
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. # c: W+ v* J0 N$ a
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.: s0 C' z0 e. l l( w( _0 V
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. 4 D' O% E7 m6 Z% W
Chances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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