50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education - Charles J. Sykes

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Sykess wise, no-nonsense guide offers life lessons that are not included in the curriculum for most children: advice about the real world and how young people can best prepare for life after school. n nCharles J. Sykes offers fifty life lessons not included in the self-esteem-laden, reality-light curriculum of most schools. Here are truths about what kids will encounter in the world post-schooling, and ideas for how parents can reclaim lost ground---not with pep talks and touchy-feely negotiations, but with honesty and respect. Sykes's rules are frank, funny, and tough minded, including: n n#1 Life is not fair. Get used to it. n#7 If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure, so he tends to be a bit edgier. When you screw up, he's not going to ask you how you FEEL about it. n#15 Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity. n#42 Change the oil. n#43 Don't let the success of others depress you. n#48 Tell yourself the story of your life. Have a point. n nEach rule is explored with wise, pithy examples that parents, grandparents, and teachers can use to help children help themselves succeed---in school and out of it. n nA few rules kids won't learn in school: n#9 Your school may have done away with winners and losers. Life hasn't. n#14 Looking like a slut does not empower you. n#29 Learn to deal with hypocrisy. n#32 Television is not real life. n#38 Look people in the eye when you meet them. n#47 You are not perfect, and you don't have to be. n#50 Enjoy this while you can.n