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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.
If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier.
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MENTAL FENG SHUI
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend al l you have or sleep all you
want.
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't
have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way
to live life completely.
TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer,
smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great
risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and
Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT MOST SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED UPON YOUR 6
SEMESTER G.P.A. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT AND DO BETTER YOUR SENIOR YEAR.
EACH SCHOOL YEAR IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST DO YOUR BEST EACH YEAR.
IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRANCE INTO A 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY, YOU MUST NOW HAVE AT
LEAST THE TOPS REQUIREMENTS - THAT IS, YOU NEED AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF UPPER
LEVEL MATH OR SCIENCE.
PLEASE CHECK EACH COLLEGES' WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEIR ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
ARE BEING MET. ALL COLLEGES HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS AND MANY REQUIRE
MORE THAN THE TOPS CURRICULUM OR BESE BOARD REQUIREMENTS.
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SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS:
1. THEY SET GOALS
2. THEY PLAN THEIR TIME
3. THEY STUDY EVERY DAY
4. THEY TAKE NOTES IN CLASS
5. THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED
6. THEY KEEP THEIR COMMITMENTS
7. THEY GET READY AHEAD OF TIME
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THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN
Rule #1: YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY. You may like it or hate it, but it will
be yours for the entire period this time round.
Rule #2: YOU WILL LEARN LESSONS. You are enrolled in a full time informal
school called LIFE. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity
to learn lessons; you may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and
stupid.
Rule #3: THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS. Growth is a process of trial
and error, experimentation. The FAILED experiments are as much a part of
the process and the experiments that ultimately work.
Rule #4: A LESSON IS REPEATED UNTIL LEARNED. A lesson will be presented to
you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it,
you can go on to the next lesson.
Rule #5: LEARNING LESSONS DOES NOT END. There is no part of life that does
not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.
Rule #6: THERE IS NO BETTER THAN HERE. When your there has become here,
you will simply obtain another there that will again look better than here.
Rule #7: OTHERS ARE MERELY MIRRORS OF YOU. You cannot love or hate
something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love
or hate about yourself.
Rule #8: WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU. You have all the tools
and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is
yours.
Rule #9: YOUR ANSWERS LIVE INSIDE YOU. The answers to life's questions lie
inside you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
Rule #10: YOU WILL FORGET THIS.
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DOCUMENTED GERMAN STUDY ON SLEEP AND TEST PERFORMANCE
Test results have proveN the importance of sleep on standardized test
taking scores. Research has concluded scores will improve with the proper
amount of rest the night before the test. It also showed how a subject
scored lower on these tests when the proper amount of rest was not received.
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GOOD THINGS TO CONSIDER.........
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the
ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have
to.
3. Buy a DVR - tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statement, 'My
purpose is to__________ _ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide
us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan
salmon, broccoli, almonds, and walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and
flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of
the past, negative thoughts, or things you cannot control. Instead invest
your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are
simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class,
but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a
college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey
is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will
this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. GOD heals almost everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will
Stay in Touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often.
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: 'I am
thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.'
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World, and you
certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so
make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
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May your troubles be less,
May your blessings be more,
May nothing but happiness come through your door!
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