Little Thomas had been in the true sense of the word a hyperactive child. He kept asking questions and was highly inattentive (he daydreamed a lot), which was the reason he disrupted classes. The teacher thought he was slow, that he cannot grasp anything, and thought of him as retarded. However, that what the teacher was not able to see was the strong curiosity and the clear mind of young Thomas. His mom was unsatisfied with the strict method of education, and decided to educate Thomas at home by herself, which was exactly what he needed. As his parents were fond of reading, they had all kinds of books at home which were of interest to Thomas. They would let him teach himself, and that is what he was actually doing. He was provided with the necessary freedom, and became endlessly playful. From a slow, inattentive, disobedient boy who was never able to learn something in school - he became a fast, creative, powerful and brilliant young man, owing to his pursue of what was no more than of his interest and fulfillment.

He was extremely enthusiastic about his research, and due to clearly visible emotional passion, which was making his hyperactivity turn into fuel, he often worked late nights, and he would sometimes sleep over on a bench in his laboratory. He would always be running for his inner sense of excitation, mystique and fascination, which is nothing more than a good-natured, imaginative and energetic child play. Totally obsessed with his work, he would sometimes forget to eat. With the help of his wandering mind, he was able to look at certain problems from a different perspective, in which he would find answers and explanations. After his death, more than 5 million papers were found with his sporadically written notes. Everything that came to his mind, he would write down as a copy of his wandering about. Since his mind worked in particular ways, and due to the diversity of his thoughts, he would come across answers and ideas he playfully turned into reality with his inexhaustible! energy. Therefore, it's an unsurprising fact that Edison was a self-thought educated at home, and that he - like a good-natured child, through play and powerful emotional drive - learned, created, and thus broke barriers.