Albert groaned as he recalled his timetable. Science! Ms. Schmitz had “followed” him throughout school. She had been his maths teacher in grade one, two, three four and five, and his science teacher during grade six, seven, eight, and now nine. Nine years of tolerating this, thought Albert, doing a quick subtraction sum in his mind. Since I was five, and now I’m fourteen.
He flushed as he entered the science room, discreetly. Unfortunately, Ms. Schmitz noticed him anyway. “Mr. Einstein, may I remind you that you have not handed in the six-page essay on the periodic table. I am not impressed with your progress” she said sternly. Albert bit his lip. He ignored her, and sat in the front seat, which had been decided his permanent one so that Ms. Schmitz could keep an eye on him. “There are many types”, began Ms. Schmitz, “of energy”. She picked up a piece of chalk. “Wind energy, for example is blah blah blah”, Albert’s mind drifted off. He imagined of holding Ms. Schmitz captive. He smiled. “Mr. Einstein”, she’d be saying. “If you do not give me one type of energy by the count of five, I shall give you a caning on the wrist”. Albert was dragged back to earth. “Umm…err…” he stammered. “Wind energy?” Ms Schmitz stared into his innocent face with cold, piercing eyes, and with that, she walked back hastily to the black board. Albert sighed silently with relief.
Albert bit his tongue. Oww! He was shocked. It was Hermann Einstein, Albert’s father, who opened the door. Albert had least expected his teacher to be on his doorstep. His mother was out so Ms Schmitz asked if she could talk to Hermann in private. She should have been clever enough to realize Albert would listen anyway. Albert stood by the door, listening intently. “Mr Einstein, may I suggest private tutoring for you son?” Albert bit his lip. Hermann nodded embarrassed. “I am sorry, and quite embarrassed, to say that it is obvious, that it doesn’t matter what he does, he will never amount to anything”. Albert’s eyes raised in anger. He made a vow then and there, to show Ms Schmitz that he was a smart child. And guess what? He did!
Born in 1879, died 1955, Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize in 1921, and became famous for his equation E=mc2. Take that, Ms Schmitz!
He flushed as he entered the science room, discreetly. Unfortunately, Ms. Schmitz noticed him anyway. “Mr. Einstein, may I remind you that you have not handed in the six-page essay on the periodic table. I am not impressed with your progress” she said sternly. Albert bit his lip. He ignored her, and sat in the front seat, which had been decided his permanent one so that Ms. Schmitz could keep an eye on him. “There are many types”, began Ms. Schmitz, “of energy”. She picked up a piece of chalk. “Wind energy, for example is blah blah blah”, Albert’s mind drifted off. He imagined of holding Ms. Schmitz captive. He smiled. “Mr. Einstein”, she’d be saying. “If you do not give me one type of energy by the count of five, I shall give you a caning on the wrist”. Albert was dragged back to earth. “Umm…err…” he stammered. “Wind energy?” Ms Schmitz stared into his innocent face with cold, piercing eyes, and with that, she walked back hastily to the black board. Albert sighed silently with relief.
Albert bit his tongue. Oww! He was shocked. It was Hermann Einstein, Albert’s father, who opened the door. Albert had least expected his teacher to be on his doorstep. His mother was out so Ms Schmitz asked if she could talk to Hermann in private. She should have been clever enough to realize Albert would listen anyway. Albert stood by the door, listening intently. “Mr Einstein, may I suggest private tutoring for you son?” Albert bit his lip. Hermann nodded embarrassed. “I am sorry, and quite embarrassed, to say that it is obvious, that it doesn’t matter what he does, he will never amount to anything”. Albert’s eyes raised in anger. He made a vow then and there, to show Ms Schmitz that he was a smart child. And guess what? He did!
Born in 1879, died 1955, Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize in 1921, and became famous for his equation E=mc2. Take that, Ms Schmitz!
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