Something worth sharing...

My dad sent this to me in a forwarded email, and it makes me sad that while this may not hold true for ALL kids, it will be the sad reality for a majority of kids who don't have parents to teach them otherwise... Growing up in a sheltered bubble called "private school", my parents (my dad in particular) made a point to keep us grounded in reality (I believe this to be the reason all 4 out of 4 kids turned out to be decent citizens with no record, drug/alcohol problem, and a college education)... Its my sincerest hope that Ryan and I can teach Jayme (and future children we may have) to be a grounded, genuinely good  and respectful person who doesn't give up on life when it gives lemons, but instead finds it in herself/themselves to make the best lemonade out of any lemons and encourage her/their peers in a positive way...

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven (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 doesn'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 can read this... Thank a Teacher.

If you can read this in English... Thank a Soldier!

And for life and everything else you have... Thank God!!

  

Now... think about this and smile; if you agree then please pass this on or post it to your own blog...