Hitler rebelled against this decision, and in Mein Kampf states that he intentionally did poorly in school, hoping that once his father saw "what little progress I was making at the technical school he would let me devote myself to my dream".
Hitler menolak keputusan ini, dan dalam buku Mein Kampf, Hitler mengungkapkan bahwa ia berprestasi buruk di sekolah, sambil berharap bahwa setelah ayahnya melihat "kemajuan kecil yang aku buat di sekolah teknik, ia akan membiarkanku mengejar mimpiku."