Question

Anyway they have a teacher' why speaker said this?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.” (i) Who does ‘they’ refer to? (ii) What does ‘regular’ mean here? (iii) What is it contrasted with?

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) ‘They’ refers to children in the past almost 139 years ago.

(ii) ‘Regular’ means the computer teacher at Margie and Tommy’s homes that teach them. These computer teachers were totally mechanical, devoid of humane emotions and intelligence.

(iii) It is contrasted with a human teacher that used to teach at schools 139 years ago.