Grantham was a busy town and Isaac had been taken to the market place or to visit some of his relatives. One of the sightseeing was the school, built by Richard Fox, Wincher’s clergyman. That grammar school was chosen for Newton to study at. The school was famous for its methods and traditions – such top persons like William Cecil, Elisabeth’s minister, and Henry Moor, Cambridge platonic, had been going to it. Isaac Newton was twelve years old when he started schooling in Grantham School. He was not at all a genius then; he was just a kid who liked to stay away from the boys and preferred the girls’ society. His relationships with cousins were very stern and distant. He didn’t want to reach their sympathy at all. Isaac was a sick and weak boy and tried to avoid any fights with other kids. Though Newton was doing well at school, he was far from being a genius. His name was before Arthur Sterner, the only bottom student in the list. One day they happened to be on the way home. Then Master’s son joined them. They began fighting and Master’s son inspired them very energetically. Newton fell into rage and beat Arthur until Master’s son took him and smashed against the wall of the building. Isaac was upset and decided to draw ahead of Arthur in the list of students. People’s fortune is wizard and fastidious! Newton, who was not making progress, had become the top of the class. He enjoyed learning Latin and other subjects very much. He could speak and write Latin, that dead language, perfectly. Since that time Isaac Newton had started building his future destiny – he was the top and the best and everyone was surprised how it could happen. But a genius already announced about himself. And for Newton it was the time of respect, self-confidence and personal caliber. It is rather strange to tell the truth but Isaac began to treat his name in a different way – he cut it on desks, walls and everywhere he could. He hid himself in a special den and invented whimsical things. He used to buy instruments for doing things, in particular, he dreamt about a wild mill. One more achievement referred to a small cart –its wheels were rotated with the crank-and-rod mechanism, moved by a rider. He wrote poems, made sun clocks, torches, and did many other things. So, step by step, Isaac Newton became a genius. Sir Isaac’s way was a way of experiments and developments.
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