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==Education==

==Education==

At the age of 7 years, Edison was sent to the local public school, a one-room schoolhouse with 38 other students. Edison had some congenital hearing loss which became worse after a bout of scarlet fever, which hindered his being able to hear the teacher in the noisy classroom. The teacher became irritated by Edison's constant curiosity and questions, and annoyed by his not following directions due to his inability to hear them, and insisted he was incapable of learning.  

At the age of 7 years, Edison was sent to the local public school, a one-room schoolhouse with 38 other students. The teacher became irritated by Edison's constant curiosity and questions, annoyed by his not following directions, and insisted he was incapable of learning.  However, Edison had congenital hearing loss which became worse after a bout of scarlet fever (by adulthood he would be nearly completely deaf), which hindered his being able to hear the teacher in the noisy classroom.

Edison's mother did not accept the teacher's evaluation of her son, and after he had spent 3 months in the school, chose to remove him from public school and educate him at home.  

Edison's mother did not accept the teacher's evaluation of her son, and after he had spent 3 months in the school, chose to remove him from public school and educate him at home.