I HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH NOT UNDERSTANDING, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOT WANTING TO UNDERSTAND. -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Rules They Don't Teach You in High School Oohh forgot about that one. But most teachers I know personally work during the summer. So they don't really get vacations. I'm not bitter about that; I'd rather be doing what I'm doing than stand (or sit, in my case) in front of a bunch of kids, trying to teach. I'd be a horrible teacher as I don't have the patience to repeatedly explain things fully to those who don't understand. Kat On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:54:17 -0400 "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Exception to rule 9(a): Become a public school > teacher and work 180 > days/year, get time off for bad weather, watch > movies and other "fun" stuff > before holiday and summer breaks. Become a > Special Ed teacher and work six > hours/day! > > Yes, you're darn right I'm bitter! LOL! > > -Kyle > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy Salkin > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Rules They Don't Teach You in High > School > > > These are true... From a list someone sent me. > Kat > > ELEVEN RULES YOU NEVER LEARNED IN SCHOOL... > > 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. >