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> I was left in a corner to rot in child jail for a over a decade, during some of the most important years of my life, and constantly punished for the crime of
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
> I was left in a corner to rot in child jail for a over a decade, during some of the most important years of my life, and constantly punished for the crime of being a bored young person whose time is being wasted.
I read the story of Thomas Edison and think what would have happened to him in our time. He would have been medicated up the wazoo until he finally became a quiet, docile little boy who sat in class and did as he was told. I doubt he would have however turned in the massively productive revolutionary inventor (with apologies to Tesla of course) that he did.
- auslegung 6y agoCan you point me to this story of Edison? I’m resonating with a lot that’s being said in these comments, and now I have two toddlers who are precocious and for years I’ve wanted to homeschool them.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y agoFrom an interview quoted here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thomas-edisons-mom-lied-about-a-letter-expelling-her-son-from-school/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thomas-edisons-mom-lied-ab... > One day I overheard the teacher tell the inspector that I was “addled” and it would not be worthwhile keeping me in school any longer. I was so hurt by this last straw that I burst out crying and went home and told my mother about it. Then I found out what a good thing a good mother is. She came out as my strong defender. Mother love was aroused, mother pride wounded to the quick. She brought me back to the school and angrily told the teacher that he didn’t know what he was talking about, that I had more brains than he himself, and a lot more talk like that. In fact, she was the most enthusiastic champion a boy ever had, and I determined right then that I would be worthy of her and show her that her confidence was not misplaced. According to the snopes page, he was taught by his mother until age 16