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Although this speech by Bill Gates has been circulating for many years, it is a timeless piece that is worth sharing with every graduate year after year. Bill Gates gave a speech at a high school about eleven things students 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 may set them up for failure in the real world. "Rule 1: Life is not fair--get used to it! Rule 2: The world doesn'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 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 burger is not beneath your dignity.  Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipper; they c...