The following does not pertain to genealogical research, but to life. Enjoy and share with your children. >> >> >> > For high school and college graduates, here is a list of 11 >> > things they did not learn in school. In his book, Bill Gates >> > 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. You may want >> > to share this list with someone you know. >> > >> > 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 thousand dollars 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. 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; 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. >