Carl Sagan wrote of his friend: (Who?) Formal schooling provided only a vexing interruption to such contemplations. (Who?) wrote of his self-education, At the age of 12 to 16 I familiarized myself with the elements of mathematics together with the principles of differential and integral calculus. Not one of his teachers seems to have recognized his talents. At the Munich Gymnasium, the citys leading secondary school, one of the teachers told him, Youll never amount to anything,(Who?)! When (Who?) was 15 a teacher strongly suggested that he leave school. The teacher remarked, Your very presence spoils the respect of the class for me. Einstein accepted this suggestion with gusto and spent many months wandering through northern Italy. The moral is: Teachers dont always get it right and lets not confuse brilliance with belligerence when it comes to poor behavior in class.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 05:35:45 +0000
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