True

[keithcross]

Seems right to me, not to sure abotu the last point though.

> Subject: This should be posted in all schools
> > >
> >
> > Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the
> head with this! 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 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 can read this - Thank a teacher!
> > If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!

[DAVID THOMPSON]

THANKS KEITH
At age 61 and driving a school bus i needed that .....for the smile it brings
but the folks setting behind the driver need to understand it

[sdbct1]

Yee ha baby Yee ha !