32 Rules We Probably Didn't Learn in School : An extract from Dumbing down our kids- Charles Sykes..


You know how before you graduate we have all this expectations, we are like ‘ I am going to work in a big firm, Chevron, Shell and the likes, well it isn't always like that except your papa is Dangote or your mama is Alakija (Dj Exclusive, caps off!) . I am not saying we shouldn't have dreams, it is stupid and absurd telling someone their dreams aren't valid because God forbid they actually believe you, you aren't going to heaven !.

 My friend always put up this quote “Dream dreams that would blow your mental fuse”, Okay, calm down! I swear i love the quote, I just think it is not enough. I am not a pessimist, actually a very optimistic minded individual but I always say being realistic gives you a better view of things and an actual working mind. as opposed to having your heads in the cloud .

I think year 2012 Bill Gates allegedly rendered a speech to an out going set in high school, he supposedly talked about 11 things we never actually learn in school, I don’t think it was actually true but it created awareness for a man and his book. Theses quotes are originally by Charles Sykes an educational reformer, from the book “DUMBING DOWN OUR KIDS”. It  talks about how schools, because of their 'political correct' teachings and their feel good approach have created my generation where we have no concept of reality and this concept sets us up for failure in the real world. The sneak preview was good, so I had to get more.
These rules are interesting and true (LMAO at number 25 & 27 tho)…

Read on;

 Remixed Rules of life for fresh graduates… By Charles Sykes ft Toke


  1. Life is not fair; get used to the idea that you wouldn't get all that you wanted. Don’t cry about it.
  2. The world won't care as much as your school does about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
  3. I am sorry, but you will NOT be making  $10000 a year right out of high school OR college. You won't be a vice-president with an exquisite company car and apartment. In fact you might even have to go sell stuff door to door with some wacky uniform.
  4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. he doesn't really care about your feeling.
  5. Who are you again? …You are not entitled to nada!
  6. You navel is not that interesting, don’t spend time looking at it. 
  7. Life is more like dodge ball. Dodge!
  8. Humiliation is a part of life, deal with it.
  9. You are not going to the Grammies, hold off on the blings and save the attitude.
  10. Your parents and siblings aren't as embarrassing as you think, what is embarrassing is ingratitude and rudeness.
  11. You are offended? So what? No, really. So what? Who cares?
  12. You are not a victim, shut up and stop whying!
  13. Someday day you will have to grow up and leave your parents.
  14. Your sexual organs were not meant to take part in the decision making process.(Directed to you)
  15. Somebody is always watching.
  16. Learn to deal with hypocrisy, it is all around us.
  17. Look people in the yes when you meet the, even if they have eyes like Segun Arinze.
  18. The world did not begin when you were born.
  19. You are not the first or the only one to go through what you are going through. 
  20. Don’t let other people’s successes depress you.
  21. Grown ups forget how confusing it is to be your age, just remember: this too shall pass.
  22. Don’t forget to say thank you. Gratitude opens alot of doors.
  23. Enjoy while you can.
  24. You are not perfect and you really don’t have to be.
  25. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.
  26. If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
  27. 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” (making sure that there are no insects or parasites) the closet in your own room.
  28. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.
  29. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get weeks off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time and dime.
  30. Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
  31. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. Foreal!
  32. You are not immortal. Live right.


Be realistic…and pls if you come across the book ‘DUMBING DOWN OUR KIDS’ by Charles Sykes, get a copy for me and put it on my IOU slip *winks*

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