爱因斯坦是德国出生的犹太人,小时候没有得到适当的培养,因而举止迟钝,说话含糊不清。老师和家长都把他当成低能儿。爱因斯坦不喜欢学校生活,学校使用的教学法单调枯燥,根本引不起他的兴趣,他的成绩差极了。一位老师曾要求他退学,另一位老师则对他说:“爱因斯坦,你将一事无成!”这对小爱因斯坦是个很大的打击。他后来曾这么说:“小学老师象军队 Einstein, a German-born Jew who had not been properly trained as a child, was unresponsive and vaguely vocal. Both teachers and parents treat him as a low-end child. Einstein did not like school life. The teaching methods used at the school were monotonous and boring. His teaching was absent. His performance was extremely poor. A teacher had asked him to drop out of school while another teacher said to him: “Einstein, you’ll get nothing!” It was a big blow to Little Einstein. He later said: "Primary school teachers like the army