why didn\'t they tell me this in school?

[mailman]

>>Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To

>>anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice.

>>

>>Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 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 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 $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.

>>

[Trevor2118]

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

I thing Bill added in Number 11 himself

[Freefallguy]

» >>Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To

» >>anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice.

» >>

» >>Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things

This makes for fun reading... and so does this....

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/billgatesspeech.htm