Friday, October 25, 2013 in , , , , ,

To our teachers . . .

To our teachers . . . (in general)


"School failed me, and I failed the school. It bored me. The teachers behaved like Feldwebel (sergeants). I wanted to learn what I wanted to know, byt they wanted me to learn for the exam. What I hated the most was the competitive system there, especially sports. Because of this, I wasn't worth anything, and several times they suggested I leave. This was a Catholic School in Munich. I felt that my thirst for knowledge was being strangled by my teachers; grades were their only measurement. How can a teacher understand youth with such a system? From the age of twelve, I began to suspect authority and distrust teachers."

~ Albert Einstein

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