Albert Einstein Suffers a String of Failures

The 15-year old youngster stood sheepishly before the headmaster of a Munich school, who “read the riot act” to him. The boy was soundly censured for lack of interest in his studies and was asked to leave school. “Your presence in the class destroys the respect of the students.” The headmaster said. The youngster took an examination to enter the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich, but failed to pass. He entered another school, finished his training, and then applied for an assistantship at the Polytechnic. Again he was rejected. He finally secured a position as a tutor for boys in a boarding house, but soon was fired. Finally, he managed to obtain a job in the patent office in Bern. The man who compiled this string of failures was none other than the great teacher and mathematician-Albert Einstein. (Encyclopedia of Illustrations #3344).