Albert Einstein at School Summary in English
Albert Einstein is regarded as the greatest physicist since Newton. This lesson describes the circumstances which led to Einstein's expulsion from a German school.
The history teacher asked Einstein to name the year when the Prussians defeated the French Waterloo. The boy didn't know the answer. He admitted frankly that he was least interested in learning dates. 'I can't see any point in learning dates. One can always look them up in a book', he said. Mr. Braun the teacher, was speechless for a while. Then he said that same rule applied to all the facts one learnt at school. Einstein boldly declared that he saw no point in memorizing facts. He didn't think that learning facts was real education.
The teacher asked the boy sarcastically to explain Einstein theory of education. The boy said that learning dates by rote was a wasteful exercise. He personally would be more interested in knowing why those soldiers were trying to kill each other. The teacher boiled with anger. He called the boy a disagree to school, an ungrateful boy who should be ashamed of himself . Mr. Braun suggested that the boy should request his father to take him away Einstein felt miserable. He himself did not wish to go back to that hateful school . But he knew that his father would pressure him to say until he had taken his diploma, Albert did not mind the bad food and lack of comfort and cleanliness there. But he hated the violence in that slum. The landlady beat her children regularly, and she herself was beaten by her husband who came drunk on Saturday. His friend Yuri tried in vain to convenience him that he was at least living among civilized human being in a room of his own. It was disgusting Albert doubted it he would ever pass the exams.
Albert told to some thing to his cousin Elsa who normally lived in Berlin. She said she sure he would pass the exams only if he tried. He was not so very stupid as lots of boys. He was only to repeat in the exams what he was taught. But his problem was that, he was no good at learning things by heart like a parrot. Not that he was dull or disinterested in learning things. Only his interest were different. There was little science at school, still he was studying a book on Geology. His interest lay in science. Apart from studying science, his only other hobby was music. He played the violin regularly.
After spending six months alone in Munich, Albert thought he must get away from there. He didn't want to waste father's money and everyone's time. He wanted to go to Milan where his father lived. He was afraid his father would send him back. So Albert looked for an excuse to leave school at Munich. He wanted some doctor to say that Albert was unwell and should be taken right away from Munich. Yuri promised him help. He took Albert to Doctor Ernst Weil a specialist in nervous troubles. Yuri, however warned to state facts, why he was unhappy there, and did pretend that he would suffer nervous breakdown. Yuri called Albert 'the world's worst liar' .
Albert met the young doctor, who diagnosed that his patient was very close to a nervous breakdown. He agreed to certify the same. But he wanted to know what Albert would do next. Albert said he would go to Milan where his parents were. There he would seek admission in some Italian college. 'How you can join an institute without a diploma ?' asked the doctor. Albert was hopeful of getting help from his maths teacher. He had learnt all the maths that they taught at school, and even more. Dr. Weil handed him a certificate and wished him the best of luck. The certificate gave Albert relief for six months. He could come back to carry on for his diploma.
Albert then approached the maths teacher for a reference. He willingly gave it. It was a glowing reference. He made the front that Albert was well up in the subject, ready for the study of higher mathematics. He knew that Albert was summoned to the head's room. He thought he was to be punished again for bad work laziness. The head teacher didn't expel him, but allowed him to go his own accord . The charge against him was that he was constant rebellion and made it impossible for the teacher to teach and other students to learn. Albert told him that he himself was going to leave anyway. He walked out of the school where he had spent five miserable years. Yuri was the only person in Munich to see him off.
Albert Einstein is regarded as the greatest physicist since Newton. This lesson describes the circumstances which led to Einstein's expulsion from a German school.
The history teacher asked Einstein to name the year when the Prussians defeated the French Waterloo. The boy didn't know the answer. He admitted frankly that he was least interested in learning dates. 'I can't see any point in learning dates. One can always look them up in a book', he said. Mr. Braun the teacher, was speechless for a while. Then he said that same rule applied to all the facts one learnt at school. Einstein boldly declared that he saw no point in memorizing facts. He didn't think that learning facts was real education.
The teacher asked the boy sarcastically to explain Einstein theory of education. The boy said that learning dates by rote was a wasteful exercise. He personally would be more interested in knowing why those soldiers were trying to kill each other. The teacher boiled with anger. He called the boy a disagree to school, an ungrateful boy who should be ashamed of himself . Mr. Braun suggested that the boy should request his father to take him away Einstein felt miserable. He himself did not wish to go back to that hateful school . But he knew that his father would pressure him to say until he had taken his diploma, Albert did not mind the bad food and lack of comfort and cleanliness there. But he hated the violence in that slum. The landlady beat her children regularly, and she herself was beaten by her husband who came drunk on Saturday. His friend Yuri tried in vain to convenience him that he was at least living among civilized human being in a room of his own. It was disgusting Albert doubted it he would ever pass the exams.
Albert told to some thing to his cousin Elsa who normally lived in Berlin. She said she sure he would pass the exams only if he tried. He was not so very stupid as lots of boys. He was only to repeat in the exams what he was taught. But his problem was that, he was no good at learning things by heart like a parrot. Not that he was dull or disinterested in learning things. Only his interest were different. There was little science at school, still he was studying a book on Geology. His interest lay in science. Apart from studying science, his only other hobby was music. He played the violin regularly.
After spending six months alone in Munich, Albert thought he must get away from there. He didn't want to waste father's money and everyone's time. He wanted to go to Milan where his father lived. He was afraid his father would send him back. So Albert looked for an excuse to leave school at Munich. He wanted some doctor to say that Albert was unwell and should be taken right away from Munich. Yuri promised him help. He took Albert to Doctor Ernst Weil a specialist in nervous troubles. Yuri, however warned to state facts, why he was unhappy there, and did pretend that he would suffer nervous breakdown. Yuri called Albert 'the world's worst liar' .
Albert met the young doctor, who diagnosed that his patient was very close to a nervous breakdown. He agreed to certify the same. But he wanted to know what Albert would do next. Albert said he would go to Milan where his parents were. There he would seek admission in some Italian college. 'How you can join an institute without a diploma ?' asked the doctor. Albert was hopeful of getting help from his maths teacher. He had learnt all the maths that they taught at school, and even more. Dr. Weil handed him a certificate and wished him the best of luck. The certificate gave Albert relief for six months. He could come back to carry on for his diploma.
Albert then approached the maths teacher for a reference. He willingly gave it. It was a glowing reference. He made the front that Albert was well up in the subject, ready for the study of higher mathematics. He knew that Albert was summoned to the head's room. He thought he was to be punished again for bad work laziness. The head teacher didn't expel him, but allowed him to go his own accord . The charge against him was that he was constant rebellion and made it impossible for the teacher to teach and other students to learn. Albert told him that he himself was going to leave anyway. He walked out of the school where he had spent five miserable years. Yuri was the only person in Munich to see him off.
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