Lumalabas na urban legend lamang ang impormasyong mahina ang ulo ng German-born physicist na si Albert Einstein sa mathematics at science noong kabataan niya.
Naging mas makulay ang kuwento ni Einstein—na Nobel Prize winner—dahil sa nababasa nating impormasyon na high school dropout siya na naging tanyag at kilalang scientist later on in life.
Si Einstein ay ginawaran ng Nobel Prize for Physics noong 1921 para sa “services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.”
Ipinost ng Nobel Prize sa Facebook page nito ang high school report card ni Einstein.
Nag-high school si Einstein sa Cantonal High School sa Aarau, Switzerland.
Sa report card, makikitang nag-excel si Einstein sa mga subject na math at science, taliwas sa popular belief na bagsak siya noon sa subjects na ito.
Sa higit labing-isang subjects, makikita na matataas ang nakuhang marka ni Einstein, kung saan "6" ang pinakamataas sa scoring system at "1" naman ang pinakamababa.
“Contrary to a widespread myth, Albert Einstein was good at mathematics in high school,” caption ng Nobel Prize.
“This certificate of maturity was issued to Albert Einstein at the age of 17, after attending the Cantonal High School in Aarau, Switzerland.
“In this scoring scheme, 6 is the highest, and 1 the lowest grade.
“The photo was taken the very same day he received his grades on 3 October 1896.”
Narito ang scores ni Einstein sa bawat subject:
German language and literature: 5
French language and literature: 3
English language and literature: —
Italian language and literature: 5
History: 6
Geography: 4
Algebra: 6
Geometry (planimetry, trigonometry, stereometry and analytical geometry): 6
Descriptive geometry: 6
Physics: 6
Chemistry: 5
Natural history: 5
In drawing: 4*
In technical drawing: 4*
Kapansin-pansin na medyo mababa ang nakuhang scores ni Einstein sa language, subalit halos perfect scores ang nakuha niya sa math at science subjects.
MYTH ABOUT EINSTEIN EXPLAINED
Samantala, sa isang artikulong na-publish sa ABC News Australia, tinalakay rito na advanced pa nga si Einstein nang mag-aral siya.
Sa edad na 12, nag-aaral na siya ng calculus, kahit sa mga panahong iyon ay 15 anyos ang normal age para sa pag-aaral ng calculus.
Bakit mababa ang grade ni Einstein sa non-math subjects?
Sabi sa report: "Because the 19th-century German education system was very harsh and regimented, he didn't really develop his non-mathematical skills (such as history, languages, music and geography).
Nabanggit din na hindi nakapasa si Einstein sa entrance exam sa isang prestihiyosong college sa Zurich, Switzerland dahil bumagsak siya sa non-science subjects noong 1895.
Patunay na hindi siya mahina sa math at science.
“He was 16, two years younger than his fellow applicants," sabi sa report.
"He did outstandingly well in physics and mathematics, but failed the non-science subjects, doing especially badly in French - so he was not accepted.
“So in that same year, he continued his studies at the Canton school in Aargau (also called Aarau).
"He studied well, and this time, he passed the entry exams into the Federal Polytechnic School.”
Pero saan nga ba nagmula ang impormasyong school dropout si Einstein noong high school? Saan nagkaroon ng kalituhan?
Noong 1896, huling taon ni Einstein sa Cantonal High School in Aarau, binaligtad ang scoring system.
Ang ibig sabihin, kung dati ang “6” ang pinakamataas, ito na ang pinakamababa, habang ang “1” na dating pinakamababa, ang pinakamataas na grado.
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