Monday, April 09, 2012
Rave of the Day for April 9, 2012:
Got this from The Sioux Falls Shopping News. I am now reassured that I am not the only one who feels this way:
Ten Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
1. Life is not fair. The average teenager uses the phrase "It's not fair" 86 times a day.
2. The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem as your school does. This may come as a shock!
3. Sorry, but you won't make $40,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be vice president or have a top of the line iPhone and iPad, either.
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss!
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity.
6. It's not your parents' fault if you mess up. You're responsible! This is the flip side of "it's my life" and "you're not my boss".
7. Your parents aren't boring. They have a lot of responsibility working and caring for you - and not much time for fun.
8. Life is not divided into semesters. And you don't get summers off. Not even spring break. You are expected to show up at a job every day for eight hours - and you don't get a new life every 10 weeks.
9. Smoking does not make you look cool. Think of an 11-year-old with a cigarette in their mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 20.
10. Your school may be "outcome-based", but life is not. In school, you're given as many times as you want to get the answer right. This, of course, bears not the slightest resemblance to anything in real life - as you will find out.
Good luck! You are going to need it! But the harder you work, the luckier you will get.
Ten Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
1. Life is not fair. The average teenager uses the phrase "It's not fair" 86 times a day.
2. The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem as your school does. This may come as a shock!
3. Sorry, but you won't make $40,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be vice president or have a top of the line iPhone and iPad, either.
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss!
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity.
6. It's not your parents' fault if you mess up. You're responsible! This is the flip side of "it's my life" and "you're not my boss".
7. Your parents aren't boring. They have a lot of responsibility working and caring for you - and not much time for fun.
8. Life is not divided into semesters. And you don't get summers off. Not even spring break. You are expected to show up at a job every day for eight hours - and you don't get a new life every 10 weeks.
9. Smoking does not make you look cool. Think of an 11-year-old with a cigarette in their mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 20.
10. Your school may be "outcome-based", but life is not. In school, you're given as many times as you want to get the answer right. This, of course, bears not the slightest resemblance to anything in real life - as you will find out.
Good luck! You are going to need it! But the harder you work, the luckier you will get.
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