Some things to think about...

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 talked 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 teachers are 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, nor anyone
else's, 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 work at jobs.

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



In closing:

If you agree, pass the rules onto someone who's not been lucky
enough to learn them.

If you can read this - Thank a teacher!

If you are reading it in English - Thank a soldier!!

If you live somewhere where you can express an opinion without
reprisals, thank GOD.