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(MUST READ)Bill Gates gave a Commencement speech at a High Schoolabout 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachingscreated a generation of kids with no concept of reality andhow this conce

1.Life is not fair - get used to it!Rule 2:The world won't care about your self-esteem. The worldwill expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feelgood 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 youearn 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. YourGrandparents had a different word for burger flipping: theycalled it opportunity.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 asthey are now. They got that way from paying your bills,cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about howcleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about howcool you thought you were. So before you save the rainforest from the parasites of your parent's generation, trydelousing 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 abolishedfailing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as youwant to get the right answer. This doesn't bear theslightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.Rule 9:Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summersoff and very few employers are interested in helping youFIND 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 forone..If you agree, pass it on.
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