Welcome to my blog. To introduce my future posts, I'd like to start with this:
Today's educational system is flawed. Teachers claim to promote individual thought, but the truth is, the way the curriculum is structured as well as discipline and tradition, individual thought is discouraged. Students are forced to learn the "required material" rather than learn about things that interest them.
This is where Einstein was different. Albert Einstein struggled through school as he felt it did not apply to him. He spent most of his time thinking about other things such as the laws of physics and the grasping of reality. He failed his first acceptance exam to the school he wanted to go to and many people told him he "wouldn't amount to anything." Claims like this seem humorous looking back at Einstein's younger years compared to his accomplishments.
Einstein not only rebelled through the school's learning system, his brain was also structurally different than a regular person. Certain sections of his brain were missing which allowed other parts of his brain, such as the parietal lobe - the section that deals with math and physics, to grow bigger. His brain functioned very well for the purpose it was used. Many wonder whether if it was genetic mutation or if it was caused by intellect training - the fact that he spent all his time on math and physics made this section of his brain proportionally larger while other sections were unneeded.
To wrap it up, Einstein was a very unique individual, and I didn't even get into the reasons for why he's famous. Perhaps that will come in a future post; Stay tuned for more about the interesting world around us!
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