Life lessons. (Feedback).Hoo interj. 1. See Ho. 2. Hurrah! - an exclamation of triumphant joy. Rah, and Thanks! Your article, "Life 101" [Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. , May 2003], hits right on the mark. It seems today that kids have a handle on clothes, music, cool cars, reality shows, and the right vacation spots. But when it comes to the reality of life and living it, they are clueless clue·less adj. Lacking understanding or knowledge. clueless Adjective Slang helpless or stupid Adj. 1. ! I fear for our society in a few years when the current crop of 13-22 year olds are out in the workplace and running our world. Perhaps my parents said the same thing about us when we were that age, but I would at least like to think that we had some measure of reality prior to entering the workplace. My wife and I are constantly pounding into our 9-year-old daughter's head the reality of life, earning a living, budgeting, saving, and working hard. It used to be called the work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work . Unfortunately, in today's society of multimillion dollar athletes, movie stars, reality shows, and instant fame, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a tough sell. Keep up the good work on the magazine and your articles. I really enjoyed the one a few months back about the ratings of schools and programs published by the magazines ["Listing Off Course," Editor's Note, November November: see month. 2002]. I work for an institution that dispels the ratings when they come out and constantly criticizes the methods used to calculate them. However, when the ratings do get published, everyone seems to be keenly aware of them. MIKE FARY, Manager, Database Group Networking Services and Information Technologies The University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
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