Comments on: Running on Empty http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/ The Wayland High School and Wayland News Source Mon, 21 May 2012 16:08:28 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-135 Chris Mon, 05 May 2008 14:44:26 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-135 This is from a speech given by Bill Gates to a group of high school students. 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 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 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. This is from a speech given by Bill Gates to a group of high school students.
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
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 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.

]]> By: Chris http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-129 Chris Mon, 05 May 2008 14:41:14 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-129 A lot of people just procrastinate one projects. I'm a senior and yes, it can be stressful, but that's life sometimes. You just have to suck it up and go. It's not that difficult as long as you don't put you projects and papers off to the last minute, although I am guilty of doing so. A lot of people just procrastinate one projects. I’m a senior and yes, it can be stressful, but that’s life sometimes. You just have to suck it up and go. It’s not that difficult as long as you don’t put you projects and papers off to the last minute, although I am guilty of doing so.

]]> By: john doe http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-134 john doe Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:41:29 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-134 excellent article! excellent article!

]]> By: Laine http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-131 Laine Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:06:12 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-131 Testing days have never worked out for me, I think it's a system that needs to be changed. During the regular school year when I have a lot of tests on the same day, teachers are usually pretty flexible and shifting some things around so students aren't as overwhelmed. But testing days make that impossible. Testing days have never worked out for me, I think it’s a system that needs to be changed. During the regular school year when I have a lot of tests on the same day, teachers are usually pretty flexible and shifting some things around so students aren’t as overwhelmed. But testing days make that impossible.

]]> By: anonymous http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-130 anonymous Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:14:50 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-130 i agree......it's hard to do well and not have you grades completely crushed when there is no time to do anything because there are 4 tests on one day. Just this term I had one day where 2 projects were due and the next day i 4 tests i agree……it’s hard to do well and not have you grades completely crushed when there is no time to do anything because there are 4 tests on one day. Just this term I had one day where 2 projects were due and the next day i 4 tests

]]> By: anonymous lover http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-127 anonymous lover Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:13:12 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-127 great article LIZ!!! you are my favorite writer ever!!!! i have a massive shrine on my wall dedicated to you !!!!!! great article LIZ!!! you are my favorite writer ever!!!! i have a massive shrine on my wall dedicated to you !!!!!!

]]> By: Marta LeFevre-Levy http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-132 Marta LeFevre-Levy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:59:34 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-132 I agree that the end of term can be difficult, and that teachers should try to be flexible. However, it is also the student's responsibility to communicate with those teachers early if they have a scheduling problem. Similarly, a student that know she has many tests on one day should manage her time and begin studying earlier than the night before the tests. I agree that the end of term can be difficult, and that teachers should try to be flexible. However, it is also the student’s responsibility to communicate with those teachers early if they have a scheduling problem. Similarly, a student that know she has many tests on one day should manage her time and begin studying earlier than the night before the tests.

]]> By: anonymous http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-133 anonymous Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:49:21 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-133 good article good article

]]> By: Anonymous http://waylandstudentpress.com/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-128 Anonymous Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:52 +0000 http://archive0708.wspnlive.com/index.php/2008/04/08/running-on-empty/#comment-128 I agree completely. What makes it worse is when you are sick right near the end of term, and you miss days. It becomes impossible to make up work, and many teachers are incredibly inflexible and hinder the process of trying to get back into the swing of things. They evidently don't understand that you have 4-5 other classes when they all give you 2-3 hours of make-up work due the next day. When you've pulled 3 all nighters, been sick all week, and have hours upon hours of work it's no longer education. It's impossible to learn anything under those conditions. I agree completely. What makes it worse is when you are sick right near the end of term, and you miss days. It becomes impossible to make up work, and many teachers are incredibly inflexible and hinder the process of trying to get back into the swing of things. They evidently don’t understand that you have 4-5 other classes when they all give you 2-3 hours of make-up work due the next day.

When you’ve pulled 3 all nighters, been sick all week, and have hours upon hours of work it’s no longer education. It’s impossible to learn anything under those conditions.

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