THE RULES SCHOOLS 'SHOULD' BE TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN

                    The list is allegedly part of a speech given by Bill Gates at a high school convocation.
                    Regardless of whether or not Mr. Gates authored this, the rules articulately debunk the
                    brattism that plagues public policy and business issues.

                    It addresses why feel-good, politically correct teachings set up young people for failure in the
                    real world and lead them to completely misunderstand what governments and businesses
                    should be held accountable for.

                    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 $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 until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

                    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
                    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 Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.