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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about + k) n# {; N ^; u E
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school. 6 H! M% o3 `5 n" N& |9 d+ o% v9 X
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
# x( K$ Y C7 b7 Q3 c: h% O9 Hcreated a generation of kids with no concept of reality and ! T0 [* z1 o: ~
how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. : f0 {" X+ H( m% E: ]/ H
9 i$ D: {5 t" |' Y8 y. [2 URule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! ! I8 U( o4 D# n
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. 7 q) j( T3 B* t( J7 W- g
The world will expect you to accomplish something & j. @, o0 G6 C. `) T- E. P$ M
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
5 T' @. M2 V& S" `Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. ( v$ r! p% @% i8 K
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.* f1 W/ J( [4 K0 Z [
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss J. q4 f% x, O" K4 n
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. 4 k' O/ B3 d% Z6 }2 F u; }
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: 1 o' o9 d. O! r8 t/ I2 Z* J
They called it opportunity.
6 m, Q0 c8 q6 [, N( l1 zRule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, 0 [9 v2 G+ R+ e1 Y0 o. G- o
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
" H- H+ H, }- k! z* {2 n% p6 QRule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
+ O: v, G! S, w7 q4 t8 sas they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
: P; C0 k. m5 l- L" Mcleaning your clothes and listening to you
' E" K( e0 j: u( h) ftalk about how cool you thought you were: 2 x, z9 o5 Z9 R! V
So before you save the rain forest
$ u& h5 u! [% y0 I% o( q5 o, tfrom the parasites of your parent's generation,
( Q6 e9 Q4 K' ^& U% {9 O2 W* xtry delousing the closet in your own room..
# V* d6 C0 O7 v1 u3 a# FRule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, + z! \6 E# X0 {+ s
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades 1 B/ p/ B/ ?8 S/ R- h/ G
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. % A$ c; O' C P% [. k+ x- @6 E! {3 G
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.5 ^( m! z, {& v0 I) i
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
# i+ C( m8 X8 E$ c0 c# j# k1 jYou don't get summers off and very few employers
" }2 |6 c1 J* W7 g/ l/ pare interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. # j: T* `/ G& B4 R' ?, l0 @4 M
*Do that on your own time.7 }9 G4 x7 @$ u# t1 e3 g
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. + T8 K; s3 y) O6 q2 p
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
$ s" ~" O# y$ a3 { T+ h( x9 RRule 11 : Be nice to nerds. ; J# @0 ~7 n. W: T: I$ @: k
Chances are you'll end up working for one.. |
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