Should this be posted in every school?

[Old Cardinal]

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 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 agree, pass it on.
If you don't agree stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!

If you can read this ... thank a teacher!

If you can read this in English... thank a soldier!!!

[Keith7]

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.asp

[coach]

Originally posted by Old Cardinal
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 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 agree, pass it on.
If you don't agree stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!

If you can read this ... thank a teacher!

If you can read this in English... thank a soldier!!!

seen it before....pretty good...plus i never knew that bill was hated

[zebrablue2]

I give it a :clap: and :2thumbsup

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by Keith7
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.asp I thought it was peculiar that it would be credited to the worlds most generous philanthropists.

[MUSTANG69]

Sounds like common sense advice from someone who should know. Bill Gates is definitely successful.:thumbsup:

[garciap77]

Originally posted by Old Cardinal
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 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 agree, pass it on.
If you don't agree stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!

If you can read this ... thank a teacher!

If you can read this in English... thank a soldier!!!


:clap: :clap: :clap:

[garciap77]

Originally posted by Keith7
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.asp

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[BullsFan]

I KNEW that couldn't be from Bill Gates. The man spends millions and millions every year on American education. I think I read some stuff by the original author once. I liked it. One of his axioms was that self-esteem comes through achievement, not through extrinsic rewards. Which translates for me to: children get self-esteem through being able to DO things, not from stickers on a chart.

[garciap77]

Originally posted by BullsFan
I KNEW that couldn't be from Bill Gates. The man spends millions and millions every year on American education. I think I read some stuff by the original author once. I liked it. One of his axioms was that self-esteem comes through achievement, not through extrinsic rewards. Which translates for me to: children get self-esteem through being able to DO things, not from stickers on a chart.

A good kick in the butt does wonders too! Too bad we can’t do that anymore without risking the chance of going to jail!:(

[pancho villa]

It is the parents job to raise their kids right!!!!
NOT THE SCHOOL!

I raised my kids to be winners, hard workers, smart, and tough. And they are. So don't blame anyone else, you do the right hting by your children.

[Daddy D 11]

Originally posted by pancho villa
It is the parents job to raise their kids right!!!!
NOT THE SCHOOL!

I raised my kids to be winners, hard workers, smart, and tough. And they are. So don't blame anyone else, you do the right hting by your children.

HELL YES