Why Louis Braille learn to read or write at his first school?

Louis Braille was blind from a young age. He did not learn to read or write at his first school, the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris.

Here's why:

* Limited Options: At the time, there were very limited options for educating blind people. The Royal Institution offered basic training in things like music and crafts, but did not have a system for reading and writing.

* The Existing System: The primary method for teaching blind people to read was a system called "Raised Letter Printing." This system used raised letters that could be felt by the fingers. However, it was very slow and cumbersome.

* Braille's Innovation: Louis Braille himself, at the age of 15, developed the Braille system based on a system called "night writing," which was used by the French military for communication at night. Braille's system was much more efficient and easier to learn than the raised letter system.

He later taught Braille at the Royal Institution, but he did not learn to read or write there.