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What Are the 'Rules at School' Teaching Our Kids

Posted Thursday, June 04, 2009 (169 days 9 hours ago.) Viewed 118 times.

You wonder why today's kids do not have a concept of what life is really about.

You wonder why today's kids do not have the morality and standards that we had as kids.

You wonder why today's kids do not have the work ethics that we did.

Maybe they have not learned the rules of life.

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 $60,000 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.

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 thought you were. 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 quoted from a presentation given by Bill Gates.

These are rules that Bill Gates defines as essentials for life and as far as I am concerned; truer words were never spoken. Why is it that no one can understand that equality has a place in life. We all have the equal chance to prove our abilities, learn and proper. It is to what degree that we want to 'work' in or to get there.

I showed this to some high school kids recently and believe it or not, they all agreed with all 11 rules, so evidently the system is losing once again. Kids today understand that they are not prepared for what is out in the real world. After talking to some people that graduated two years ago, their viewpoint is that they would go back to school and teach the schools something about life and learning. Maybe they will turn out okay after all!

With all of the teacher's conferences that will be available in the near future, I am hoping that some of the rules on this list are discussed. Maybe the wrong policies for a school system can be corrected. After all, isn't that what learning is all about-learning, making mistakes and correcting them. Now wouldn't that be a bright idea?

Just think, we would have kids that learn how to work, it would stop bullying, employers would have a heck of a workforce (it might even bring back the loyalty of management for their employees) and people would once again earn the right to be proud of their accomplishments. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.

In this time of a bad economy and money being tight for all of us, try a new kind of investing-invest in tomorrow and our kids. Give them the same opportunities that we had, the chance to learn from life itself and the ability to succeed.

Organizing life circumstances can only make things better, create less stress and build a foundation for a better future. Help our kids to be able to help themselves, by giving everyone an equal opportunity to prosper and learn. Ask your kids about these rules and you will find out that they 'do' have an opinion on life, rules and the school system policies. Maybe now, it is our turn to learn---learn from mistakes and life's cycle, of what goes around comes around.

As an industry expert and motivational speaker, Jan Hayner presents workshops and presentations on time management, green cleaning, time saving techniques for cleaning, overcoming procrastination, maximizing personal productivity, getting organized, organized parenting, and living a simpler, more fulfilling life. For more articles go to www.organizingandcleaning.com.


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Your Kids Understand the Economy Too

Posted Friday, May 22, 2009 (182 days 16 hours ago.) Viewed 951 times.

As parents, we sometimes don't give kids the credit that they deserve when it comes to understanding things. Those little ears are always open and they absorb a lot more than we think. Everywhere you go, someone is talking about the economy, they are hearing about it in school, their parents conversations and believe it or not, they do listen to the news!

Sometime, ask your kids what they think about how things are going in the world and if they understand that money is tight, people are losing jobs, losing their homes and that everyone needs to cut back on spending. You will be shocked at the answers that you get!

They may not bring it up to the parents, but kids do have some ideas for stretching a dollar. Recently, I was talking to some kids in the fourth grade class of a local school and learned a lot from these kids. For a change, I went to school and learned more from the kids than what I taught them.

They have some great ideas on how to cut expenses and to save money. They told me that snacks are not a number one priority in their lives, they don't mind giving up soda and switching to Kool Aid and shutting off a light in a room will actually save money on the electric bill. When I asked them if they had told their parents, about these great ideas, the response from over 80% of them was 'no'.

When asked, "how come they never mentioned their ideas in their house", they said that, "no one ever asked me"! Maybe it is about time that we, as parents, ask our kids for a few suggestions, they have some great ideas.

I learned to turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth and just turn it on when you need it.
To turn lights off when you aren't using them.
Instead of keeping the furnace on, during this time of year, just put on a sweatshirt.
You don't have to water the lawn all of the time, God does it for you.
Save money on gas and do all of your shopping in one day.
TV commercials just want you to buy stuff, so don't listen to them.
Have a 'saving' jar for stuff you want and then watch for a sale.
Rummage sales are great ways for kids to make money.

Isn't it amazing that kids are the ones that we could actually learn something from? It makes you wonder how much of this was taught to them and how much they discovered all on their own, after all no one asked them!

Jan Hayner offers tips and hints on home organizing and cleaning tips for parents and kids of all ages, from two to 100 (or above). Get your free checklists by going to www.organizingandcleaning.com.


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How Many Cleaning Agents On Store Shelves Are Harmful

Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 (186 days 13 hours ago.) Viewed 721 times.

According to the National Research Council, only 20% of chemicals have been tested for acute effects less than 10 % have been tested for chronic or reproductive effects and 80% does not have toxic information available and only 1% of toxins are required to be on a label. Yet, all of these things are on our grocery shelves, can harm us, our children and the environment.

We are constantly hearing about second hand smoke, smog, emissions from cars and factories ruining our air supply. Yet, the one thing that we use in our home to rid it of bacteria, mold and bugs, no one seems to question.

I came across this information as I was researching cleaning chemicals and I was totally amazed. I, like many of you, never questioned any of this either. A matter of fact, it never came into my mind, as a problem. I was always under the assumption that it was the job of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to protect us and to make us aware of harmful chemicals.

This article is written to inform you of how important it is for the average person to research and find out what should be brought into out homes. It seems as though we are the only ones that care.

If you want to start your research on the Internet, use the keywords 'harmful cleaning agents' and it will open a world of chemicals, allergies and toxins that are in most of our homes.

Clean House-Clean Planet says that two major chemical testing laboratories-Industrial Bio-Test (in 1983) and Craven Labs (in 1992)-have been found guilty of falsifying research used to support the registration of chemicals with the EPA.

So, this tells us that we can't even believe the testing that is being done and that there isn't anyone overseeing the validity in the statistics and tests. Therefore, the consumer pays once again; not only with money but with poor health.

I am wondering why it is that we need an agency like this and what are they really doing with tax dollars that is making us safe?

My hope is that more people start asking the same questions and find out what percentage of respiratory disease, allergies and health problems are related to government oversight rather than the causes that are always being blamed.

Jan Hayner offers tips and hints on saving time and money while cleaning and organizing, as well as toxins that harm us.


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Is This the Right Time to Spend?

Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 (218 days 5 hours ago.) Viewed 1,150 times.

According to the government, we are getting help so that we can put more money back into the economy and thus make the economy sound again.

I want to know how paying the electric bill is going to help the economy when we know that they will ask for a price hike because they did not make enough money this year.

Then will come the gas company, the post office and everyone else that figures the citizens have a money tree in their back yard.

BUY NOW! Get the money moving is supposed to be the answer. Buy what? Most people are way behind on payments, homes are going into foreclosures, the credit card companies are playing everyone for suckers by piling on the interest (as I remember with the governments help) and now we are supposed to go out and BUY!

We have enough problems putting macaroni and cheese on the table!

Instead of giving the banks and Wall Street all of the money, give it to John Doe average American. You know the one that actually does pay their 'fair share' of taxes!

Let us pay our bills off, all of the credit cards and stock up on groceries. Let us put money back in the hands of the businesses and reap a little of the reward for our good job.

We are not asking for a billion dollar severance or bonus pay either, just our fair share. I wonder just how many 'days' it would take for the economy to straighten out, if John Doe does it.

As I recall, it was big business that got us into this mess, including government bureaucrats, which passed bills at 2:00 in the morning. The same ones that give themselves pay raises at that time of the day too.

Maybe people on Social Security should have done that for the last few years so they would not have been denied a descent cost of living raise. Heck, they wouldn't mind taking a vote at that time of the day in order to be able to pay their prescription bills.

That reminds me, how are you people doing at creating a health plan so we can all fire the health insurance companies.

Oh, that is right, then they would have to get money from us (we are the taxpayers that foot the bill, you know) so they wouldn't have to sell their big buildings or turn the heat down three degrees in them.

Let's face it Washington , you are missing the boat here and at the rate, your going the American people just might have you set sail on the next boat out of here, or at least out of Washington . You seem to forget, we put you there and we can take you out of there.

I have a great idea, why not have all of the CEO's and top nuts that got raises and perks this last year that belong to companies that are supposedly going down the tubes, give the money back to the company until it is on its feet and in the black. Then prove that you can stay in the black for the next five years and by the way, no pay raises and perks at that time either. Every company that borrows money from US ( US meaning the taxpayers) has to stop all pay raises, bonuses and perks for a period of five years. Just to prove to us that you did a good job. Who the heck ever heard of getting a bonus for making a company fail! (Remember the taxpers that foot the bill? These guys aren't part of that, they get mega deductions and don't have to pay their 'fair share')

Oh, I have one more question. Remember when we heard that all of the US companies that took their business out of the US , were now going to have to pay the same tariff and taxes, to get their merchandise back into the country? How much money are we making off that deal? Is it enough to protect our borders? Or did the government forget to do that!

I have a good idea, maybe all of us that can meet the requirements should join the service, then we could be fed and clothed, the borders would be protected, we would all be in Iraq or Afghanistan and we wouldn't have to worry about minor things like food, heat, gas or the economy. Maybe then, some of the Americans that have greatly done their jobs over and above the call of duty could come home before they are mentally fatigued. I bet no one thought about bringing back the draft either. Heaven knows, it might cut back on gangs, get rid of some troublemakers ruin a few drug deals; give our military a boost and our service men and women a rest. What was I thinking, that would not make any sense at all; it is called 'common sense and we don't use that any more

Just the views of an average citizen, that is sick and tired of excuses and the 'do as I say, not as I do' attitude in Washington . Do not forget, our new favorite saying is, "YES WE CAN!"

Jan Hayner is offering one persons view on why the economy is the way it is and giving a few solutions to the problem. Just a little, food for thought, before the next batch of elections.


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