Why
did
Einstein hate school. 2
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Answer and Explanation:
At the age of seven Einstein entered a Catholic elementary school near his home. Einstein later said that the worst of all, in his view, was when a school was mainly run by means of fear, power and artificial authority. According to Einstein, his teachers in the elementary school had the character of army sergeants, while those in the gymnasium (the secondary school) were of the nature of lieutenants.
Indeed, at the age of nine and a half, Einstein entered the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich. As he was obliged to study humanities he rebelled. He felt miserable at having to occupy himself at school with things in which he was not interested, and which he was supposed to learn solely because he had to take an examination in them. And so he did not like the gymnasium, specializing in linguistic and humanistic studies.
When Einstein was in the seventh grade his home-room teacher expressed a wish that he leave the school because Einstein’s mere presence spoiled the respect of the class for him. Einstein felt that the style of teaching at the school was repugnant and militaristic, worshipping authority, and he could not stand the systematic training that was supposed to accustom pupils at an early age to a military discipline. And so he left school.
Answer:
He hated school regimentation because of its extreme sense of discipline. He felt tired and suffocated with this atmosphere. He often clashed with his teacher.