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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 6 [* g) F; d1 x+ W
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
/ U% E1 a% o. Q: A& X: U( x" U5 rHe talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
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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! 6 j% E( ~& ]1 J: n
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. ; ]( C3 X% D/ v3 N4 b
The world will expect you to accomplish something
6 R! [: e% ]1 p, MBEFORE you feel good about yourself.; |# i- v; q8 d+ \2 z0 R" b
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
6 Z$ }- D$ a! H) f0 V |You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.# M+ Z9 O. _/ N
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss ! V4 W, U( ^& C' P* l( m; S( n
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. 2 j" F" V7 b% K) ^* G
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
6 C! N" [9 ]. b: |7 ~8 j4 b: TThey called it opportunity.) u' z' Z& i5 z! v
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
; P! R- r, Q. m: p9 Y+ Eso don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
# I+ X4 x; ^/ s$ X- C$ oRule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
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cleaning your clothes and listening to you $ O9 R4 L7 K. L8 q
talk about how cool you thought you were: ; o' Y/ O3 y: t1 j6 R4 P
So before you save the rain forest 8 [: ]$ F- R' P* k3 m9 B( j0 g% B
from the parasites of your parent's generation,
- X+ `$ s( [$ \# P, A2 g: btry delousing the closet in your own room..' G/ A5 d6 ]0 N) W% [0 c# l. o) P
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
8 _3 E5 e8 E) p2 t, R, t6 U4 Hbut life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades 8 v( v, _% _: M3 A- i
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
6 w% n! E1 x# ~5 T" L1 a. A*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.$ Y2 f: v5 B9 \9 ^. r
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. 8 H4 X" o0 A/ N$ k% t# ]
You don't get summers off and very few employers
/ R, |3 P! f1 hare interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
) ], t/ R+ m5 U' g3 k3 j" ?/ d*Do that on your own time.$ w" T, ], r5 l0 z2 T) z
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. 4 a; z, X9 G% G8 y
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
8 m" W5 g% a& h1 i4 _' ORule 11 : Be nice to nerds. 3 c1 ~, \; a. ~
Chances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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