Actually the quote that circulates about Einstein and testing is “if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it is stupid”. However, he never said the famous quote
2026-11-05 22:42:13
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Sarah :
This is why my son doesn’t like school he’s bright and has his own ideas and hates “ conforming”
2026-09-17 10:46:37
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Guissy Mae :
Thank you. As an educator I have been saying this for over 30 years.
2026-09-16 18:44:54
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Debs 🏴 :
I learnt more when I left school
2026-09-17 21:43:31
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Miss Woo :
Yes, school was designed to program you!
2026-09-17 09:47:07
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Mr Grumpy :
Problem is all jobs now want to see certificates and qualifications instead of experience, I didn’t take any GCSE’s but I’ve run a successful business for the past 20 years and I’ve seen plenty of qualified people asking me how to do their jobs
2026-09-16 22:14:47
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WendyWoooooooo :
I actually teared 😢 up at this. I needed to find this clip. I’ve always thought I was dumb 🥹 because I was not academic, but by god did I always try 🥰
2026-09-16 19:07:43
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Marjgeni :
I failed school as a teenager but as an adult I have Graduated at University
2026-09-17 19:11:42
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FredHall :
I got kicked out of the third grade because I refused to shave. 😳 Maybe I'm a genius. 😁
2026-09-17 02:34:20
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jmmartha :
Government grading is passed it’s “sell by date”
2026-09-17 07:44:32
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TanTanTania :
Ah so this explain my grades then 🤣🫣
2026-09-17 00:29:18
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Written In The Stars 44 :
I failed i run my own business
2026-09-16 20:01:42
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Regcat :
don't be so hard on yourself you are better than you think
2026-09-17 06:09:27
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Mr Hayden :
Yes I literally never tried and did OK. Never needed them anyway, went into business and done pretty well
2026-09-17 09:28:18
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doglover :
Sad but true
2026-09-16 20:37:03
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Anita10981 :
I dropped out of high school, and yet when I did an IQ test I got 123 and it said I had a university level. without studying.
2026-09-16 17:54:08
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ollie :
showing my science teacher this
2026-09-16 16:04:19
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Nanchat.UK :
The true 3 Rs Read, Remember, Recite. Writing, Arithmetic, Reading. WAR or RAW being dyslexic meant school being a raw war for me.
2026-09-16 18:14:37
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Johanna :
High school > not great, memorizing facts. 7 years in Uni (best one in my country) straight A:s