CLASS 9
THE FUN THEY HAD
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Question
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Margie’s teacher has been told very little about her.
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Margie’s teacher is a person at a remote location
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Margie’s teacher is her mother.
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Margie’s teacher is a machine.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “The Fun They Had” in what way is Margie’s education more personal than the education of students her age in most schools today? Her teacher is a caring human being who focuses on only one student. Her schoolwork is programmed to suit her own specific learning abilities.
Detailed explanation-2: -What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have? Answer: Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. The mechanical teachers had big screens on which all the lessons were shown and questions were asked. The children were taught through computer and television screens.
Detailed explanation-3: -There was a slot where they had to put homework and test papers and the mechanical teacher calculated the marks in no time. Margie and Tommy’s teachers were different from the teachers in the book as the teachers in the book were men and not mechanical teachers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Margie’s school was at home. She had a mechanical teacher. No other students were there in the class, and work was fed in by the mechanical teacher by punch codes. Whereas, the old schools had proper buildings, many students and human teachers who gave homework and asked questions.
Detailed explanation-5: -Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers, computers, and telebooks. Their school had no separate building. The robotic teachers have a big screen showing lessons and test papers.