This should be posted in all schools and work places
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! 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.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
This should be posted in all schools and work places
Posted by Michelle at 10:09 PM 6 comments
Friday, May 23, 2008
My daycare issues.
Just thought I would update everyone on my progress. Counseling is going well and I had to go on another antidepressant (even though I didn't want to) but it seems to be helping so far. I'm not as anxious or nervous or grouchy. I did however have to fire my daycare provider because I didn't feel my kids were that safe there. Gage has been hit over there and told he was being taught a lesson by the other kid. My daughter got hit in the mouth by anither kid and no one did anything about it but what really ticked me off was the day I went there and I seen my daughter (3) and another 3 year old and 5 year old in the backyard with no adult supervision. I can't count the times that Gage was down the road at someone elses house and not hers. I found a new daycare closer to the school Gage is going to attend in the fall and Sindi is going to watch them for me on Fridays and Saturdays we both work. Other than working all the time I'm doing ok and I am slowly catching up to everyone. Thank all of you for all of your prayers and patience. You are the greatest.
Posted by Michelle at 10:14 PM 5 comments
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
What kind of mucsic are you
You Are Classical Music |
![]() You are a somewhat serious person who enjoys studying subjects deeply. Art of all kinds interests you, and a good piece of art can really effect you emotionally. You are inspired by human achievement, and you appreciate work that takes years to accomplish. For you, the finer things in life are not about snobbery - they're about quality. |
Posted by Michelle at 8:20 PM 9 comments
Monday, May 19, 2008
cake
You Are a Chocolate Cake |
![]() Fun, comforting, and friendly. You are a true classic, and while you're not super cutting edge, you're high quality. People love your company - and have even been known to get addicted to you. |
Posted by Michelle at 5:31 PM 8 comments
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Carnation Milk
Carnation milk - 65 YEARS AGO .. This is choice!
A little old lady from Wisconsin had worked in and around her family dairy farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little compensation.
When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores in approximately the 1940s, she read an advertisement offering $5,000 for the best slogan. The producers wanted a rhyme beginning with 'Carnation Milk is best of all.'
She thought to herself, I know all about milk and dairy farms. I can do this!
She sent in her entry, and several weeks later, a black limo pulled up in front of her house. A man got out and said, 'Carnation LOVED your entry so much, we are here to award you $2,000 even though we will not be able to use it!'

Posted by Michelle at 7:57 AM 10 comments






