I got this from my sister's blog. She got it by e-mail. Thought it was interesting.

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 teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on the head with this.

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 parent's 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 now are.

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 your parent's generation

created, 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 does not

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. (LOL!!)

If you agree, pass it on.

If you can read this - thank a teacher.

IF you're not in jail or on the street - thank your parents.