I really like this; RULES OF LIFE:Don't know & don't care if Bill really said this - It still holds water!!!Bill Gates.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 teachingscreated 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'tbear 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 are reading it in English - Thank a soldier!!
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I like that. thanks.
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That was my 300th post!
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yeah, it makes a great e-mail forward.
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Wow, that was cool. Got my kids convinced already, now how do you convince a 32 year old?
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In reply to: Got my kids convinced already Convinced them to what?
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How REAL life is! They really appriciate being kids for now!
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yep. Back in high school it really bothered me how a lot of the people there got caught up in all the BS.
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High school is worse than a soap opera.. I hate it! I Cant wait to get out of my school... (i just moved so i just started) Some grade 9 did E in the bathroom and passed out and was foaming from the mouth.. people do coke in class.. its disgusting
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And you've managed to stay above that. Good for you! It can't be said too many times how important kids like you are. Hang in there and be brilliant!