The Inspiration for the book

The idea to write this story was born observing the challenges children face when taking important exams and the a famous German idiom I grew up with: The Nürnberger Trichter.

It is a jocular description of a mechanical or overly simplified way of learning and teaching. On the one hand, it evokes the image of a student learning their lessons almost without effort through such a method; it suggests a teacher who is able to teach everything even to the "stupidest" pupil.