Albert Einstein at School
Write in your own words the dialogue between the History teach Albert.
The class was on. The History teacher asked Albert in what year had defeated the French at Waterloo. Albert said that he didn’t know the answer. The History teacher Mr. Braun asked why. Albert told that he might have forgotten. He asked Albert why he didn’t try to learn the dates. Albert told him that he didn’t see any point in earning dates. One could look up the dates in books. This irritated Mr. Braun. He attributed to Albert that he didn’t believe in education at all. He asked sarcastically what he meant by the Einstein theory of education. Albert told him that for him what mattered in education was ideas, an not acts. He was interested in learning why soldiers tried to kill others in war. He was not intereste in knowing how many of them were killed.
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‘Mr. Braun was speechless for a few moments’. Why?
What should education be all about, according to Albert?
What punishment did the History teacher give to Albert for not answering his questions?
Do you think Albert misbehaved while answering the history teacher’s questions? Justify your answer.
Why didn’t Albert feel ‘cheerful’ to go back to his lodging?
What did Elsa think of Albert?
What advice did Elsa give to Albert regarding passing the examinations?
What did Albert tell Yuri when he met him after six months in Munich?
How did Albert Einstein decide to get rid of his school? Explain.
Who was Ernest Weil? How did he help Albert?
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