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Feb. 6, 2006

Feb. 11 Happy Birthday Thomas Edison!

February 11 is Thomas Edison's Birthday! 

 

 Here are a few links for anyone interested that give some information about this man, who failed in public school.  His teacher called him "addled" and "unteachable."  So mom pulled him out and homeschooled him.

 
Biographical information (with pictures):  http://www.edison.me.uk/
 
Lesson plan for grades 4-8 (inventing is kid's stuff):  http://cspace.unb.ca/nbco/pigs/invent/write1.html
 
 
Another biography, focusing on Edison as a homeschooled student:  http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-06-01.shtml
 
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