Valuable Lessons

1- don't screw with bees
This is probably the most valuable lesson which I have learned over my lifetime, considering the fact that ever since I learned this I have never been stung again. Once when I was little I was kicking a rock over an underground beehive and then kicking it off just to tick the bees off. Then, the bee decided that it had had enough and two bees stung me at the same time. That sucked really bad but I've never messed with bees ever again ever.

2- take math seriously
When I was in the 8th grade, I had algebra I, but I decided that I didn't have to take it so I dropped the class and retook pre-al. This really messed me up once I got into high school, since now I have to take College Algebra and Trig/Calc in the same year instead of being able to space them out.

3- You don't have to be nice to people for them to like you (or be a jerk for them to dislike you)
Okay, so this one is kind of a mean thing to say. Either way, there are plenty of people who will hate you for no reason, and there are plenty of people who will hang around you even when you're mean to them.

4- Weird kids are the funniest
This one can also probably be taken as a mean thing. Nonetheless, weird kids are usually the most interesting to be around and the funniest. However, this does depend on the person.

5- Chill.
The worst thing in life you can do is stress yourself out. To be honest, I still stress out almost every single day. But I do know from experience that if you just calm down and don't even care about anything for awhile, then life gets 1000x easier.

6- You're not gonna care about all this tomorrow
Maybe not "tomorrow," but there's going to be a point where you just don't give a crap about that girl who called you a name in the 10th grade. End of story.

7- Knowing people and having connections WILL get you places
My academic coordinator for Upward Bound Math and Sciences laid this one on us in an early meeting. She pretty much said that if you know a CEOs kid, and someone else doesn't, and your resume's are the exact same (or the other person's is slightly better) then you will still get the job. Moral? Be popular. Sounds conceited, but do it anyway. It will get you class president, school president, jobs, maybe even president of the US. Maybe even president of Czechoslovakia, I don't know.

8- There is no such thing as gender equality. Sorry, ladies
Okay, yeah, some people view males and females as equal. Let's be honest for a minute though. NO ONE watches the Lingerie football league because they're good athletes. To be completely honest, I'm not even sure anyone DOES watch the lingerie football league...

9- Parents, teachers, and family members DO play favorites
The less you tick them off, the more privilege you will get. This is the truth. It is also true that they will never admit to it because that's immoral.

10- The less friends you have, the more people will tick you off
This is just something I've kind of figured out myself. I don't have a ton of friends, and yeah, a lot of people grind my gears. I just have a lower tolerance for my peers than people who choose to deal with them do.