And be stuck doing cubicle monkey or retail jobs with their overinflated college degree--IF they even get to college? Why not just tell them the truth that it's not about how hard you work, it's who you know in high places and how good you are at conning people?
2007-07-03 04:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by trer 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Well said.
However, you next vocation will not be a motivational speaker.
2007-07-03 04:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you never know if your kid is in that 5%... why cut them off at the knees before they have a chance?
Every child has the potential for greatness... as long as they are led, educated, and motivated by people around them. People like you, the ones who give up too soon, are the reason our youth isnt as great as the generations before it.
2007-07-03 04:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by loki_only1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't accept your definition of "failure." Look at the "monkeys" and compare them with the "dropouts" fifteen years from now. I don't know why college works, but it does. Must be indirectly.
2007-07-03 04:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well looks like nobody's fooled you. I admire your ability to discern the bulls h i t. "You can do anything if you just set your mind to it."..."We regret to inform you that we cannot accept your enrollment at our school." Hahahaha.
2007-07-03 04:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question reminds me of that old saw, "Be sparing in giving advice. Wise men don't need it and fools won't heed it."
When will they all wise up?
2007-07-03 05:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, it matters. I'd have given anything to think my parents had enough faith in me to expect me to win!
2007-07-03 04:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋