Bill Gates recently gave a
speech at a High School about
Eleven (11) things they
did not and will not learn in school.
He
talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
Created a generation of
kids with no concept of reality and
How this concept set
them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life
is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn'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
$60,000 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
teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
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
thought you were.
So before you save the
rain forest
From the parasites of
your parent's 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 your own
time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT
real life.
In real life people
actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to
nerds.
Chances are you'll end
up working for one.
If you can read this... Thank a
Teacher.
If you can read this in
English... Thank a Soldier!
And for life and
everything else you have.. Thank God!!
speech at a High School about
Eleven (11) things they
did not and will not learn in school.
He
talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
Created a generation of
kids with no concept of reality and
How this concept set
them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life
is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn'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
$60,000 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
teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
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
thought you were.
So before you save the
rain forest
From the parasites of
your parent's 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 your own
time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT
real life.
In real life people
actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to
nerds.
Chances are you'll end
up working for one.
If you can read this... Thank a
Teacher.
If you can read this in
English... Thank a Soldier!
And for life and
everything else you have.. Thank God!!