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Why was Alfred North Whitehead taught at home during his early childhood?

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Alfred North Whitehead was taught at home during his early childhood because his parents considered him too frail for the rigors of school or active sports. He remained under his father’s instruction at home until he was 14 years old, at which point he was sent to the Sherborne School in Dorset.1