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> > > BILL GATES' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in
> > > Visalia, California. Love him or hate him, he sure
> > > hits the nail on the head with this!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > are. 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 agree, pass it on......:'(
> > > Visalia, California. Love him or hate him, he sure
> > > hits the nail on the head with this!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > are. 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 agree, pass it on......:'(