Question

What did Einstein tell the history teacher

Answer 1

Albert was very angry He restrained himself and showed his contempt by not closing the door as his head-teacher had asked him to do.The history teacher punished Einstein by making him stay for an extra period on that day. ... Mr Braun was cold and cruel and considered the questions that Albert asked to be an affront towards his credentials as a teacher.

Answer 2

Answer:

When Einstein's History teacher - Mr. Braun asked him the year when the Prussians defeated the French at Waterloo, he told his teacher that he didn't remember the date and not even tried to learn it.

He told his teacher that learning dates doesn't help, one can look for the dates in books too. When his teacher asked the theory of education according to him, he said, Learning facts isn't education, but ideas matter in education.

Learning about reasons about certain things like battles is education, and not about facts like how many soldiers died and what year it happened. He, in simple words emphasized "Why" over "What" and "When".

About Einstein :

Einstein was an uncommon student and was very different from others. He was said to be mentally handicapped in his childhood, who wasn't able to speak fluently. He felt miserable about learning facts in the name of education.

His teachers thought him to be disgrace and thought he will not be able to do anything in his future. According to his teachers in school, he was strange. He was even told to leave the school.