3. Famous students
Famous people were
often different from other
children when they were
young. But were they
always good students?
The answer is: no, they
weren’t.
4. Einstein was a
great
mathematician.
But he was
unhappy at
school, and he
wasn’t a good
student.
5. Bill Gates was a student
at Harvard University.
His subject was
Computer Studies. But
he was only at Harvard
for two years. Now, he’s
got his own computer
company (Microsoft)
and a personal fortune
of more than
$36,000,000.000!
6. Picasso was a great artist. At
school, he wasn’t very good
at Maths or Science, but he
was brilliant at Art. At the
age of fifteen, he was a
student at the School of Fine
Arts in Barcelona. The
entrance exam for the School
of Fine Arts was very
difficult. For most students, it
was a month’s work. But it
wasn’t a month’s work for
Picasso – it was a day’s work!
12. Was the School of Fine Arts exam
difficult for most students?
Yes, it was.
13. Ancient Egypt
School wasn’t a part of everyday life for the
ancient Egyptians. Normally, boys were at
work with their fathers, and girls were at home
with their mothers.
A few children were students, but most children
weren’t at school.
The only school subjets were Reading and
Writing. The ancient Egyptian alphabet wasn’t
the same as our modern alphabet. Each word
was a picture.
