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1、Unit5WaystoSuccessPassageAMyAdvicetoStudents:EducationCountsHundredsofstudentssendmee-maileachyearaskingforadviceabouteducation.Theywanttoknowwhattostudy,orwhetherit'sokaytodropoutofcollegesincethat'swhatIdid. Asmallernumberofparentssendmessages,seekingguidancefortheirsonordaughter."Howcan
2、westeerourchildtowardsuccess?"theyask. Mybasicadviceissimpleandheartfelt:Getthebesteducationyoucan.Takeadvantageofhighschoolandcollege.Learnhowtolearn. It'struethatIdroppedoutofcollegetostartMicrosoft,butIwasatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforedroppingout--andI'dlovetohavethetimetogoback.AsI'vesa
3、idbefore,nobodyshoulddropoutofcollegeunlesstheybelievetheyfacetheopportunityofalifetime.Andeventhentheyshouldreconsider. KathyCridland,asixth-gradeteacherinOhio,wrotetosay,"Severalofmystudentsclaimthatyouneverfinishedhighschool.Sinceyouareasuccess,mystudentsperceivethatasareasonnottocaremu
4、chaboutgettingagoodeducation." Ifinishedhighschool! Thecomputerindustryhaslotsofpeoplewhodidn'tfinishcollege,butI'mnotawareofanysuccessstoriesthatbeganwithsomebodydroppingoutofhighschool.Iactuallydon'tknowanyhighschooldropouts,letaloneanysuccessfulones. Inmycompany'searlyyearswehadabrigh
5、tpart-timeprogrammerwhothreatenedtodropoutofhighschooltoworkfull-time.Wetoldhimno. Quiteafewofourpeopledidn'tfinishcollege,butwediscouragedroppingout.Havingadiplomacertainlyhelpssomebodywhoislookingtousforajob. Collegeisn'ttheonlyplacewhereinformationexists.Youcanlearninalibrary.Butsomebod
6、yhandingyouabookdoesn'tautomaticallyfosterlearning.Youwanttolearnwithotherpeople,askquestions,tryoutideasandhaveawaytotestyourability.Itusuallytakesmorethanjustabook. Educationshouldbebroad,althoughit'sfinetohavedeepinterests,too. InhighschooltherewereperiodswhenIwashighlyfocusedonwritings
7、oftware,butformostofmyhighschoolyearsIhadwide-rangingacademicinterests.Myparentsencouragedthis,andI'mgratefulthattheydid. AlthoughIattendedalotofdifferentkindsofclassesincollege,Isignedupforonlyonecomputerclassthewholetime.Ireadaboutallkindsofthings. O
