The Dumbing Down Of Our Kids
Charles Sykes is the author of DUMBING DOWN OUR KIDS
>> > He volunteered for high school and college graduates a list of eleven
>>things
>> > they did not learn in school. In his book, he talks about how the feel
>>good,
>> > politically-correct teachings created a generation of kids with no
>>concept
>>of
>> > reality and set them up for failure in the real world. You may want to
>>share
>> > this list with them.
>> >
>> > 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 forty-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, of course, 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.
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