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>> Subject: Bill Gates speech to high school kids>>>> Bill Gates' speech to Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California.>Worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail>on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has>ever been a kid, here's some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at ahigh>school speech 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 won't care about your self-esteem. The world willexpect>you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.>>>> Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 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 whineabout>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 are. So before you save the rain>forest from the parasites of your parents' 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 haveto>leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.>>>> Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.>>>