Thomas Edison
How am I inspired?
Even though he had dyslexia,
he still had found an interest
in reading and soon found
to love science.
This relates a little to me.
After reading a lot of books,
I slowly developed an interest
in reading and writing.
He persevered even when his
teacher had called him a "bad"
student and became a great
inventor.
He never stopped trying to
learn new things both when
he was in school and when
being home
schooled.
When his mother pulled out
of the school, he was able to
learn more efficiently because
of all the time he had.
This helped him to learn the
basics academic and he was
able to teach himself
What did I learn?
After contracting the scarlet fever
and surviving through it, he had
completely lost his hearing.
But even without his hearing
he was still able to create his
inventions and live a good life.
I learned that Thomas Edison was
almost always sick when he was
younger, so he didn't start school
until the age of 10.
When he eventually went to school he
was pulled out after a few months and
was taught by his mother.
What do I admire?
Thomas Edison became a great inventor
despite his disability of being both deaf
and dyslexic.
Throughout his childhood, even when
he was dyslexic, Thomas Edison still
really loved to read.
Because of his mother's patience
when teaching him, he was able
to develop an interest in learning.
Even after failing multiple times
at creating the light bulb, he still
persevered through it and never
gave up.
After failing, he didn't just give
up and call it off. He said "I have
not failed. I've just found 10,000
ways that won't work."
