class 9 English cbse board the fun they had chapter notes
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The Fun They Had was written by Isaac Asimov. The story is set in the future when books and schools are conducted digitally through virtual classrooms. These classes are taken by a mechanical teacher (robot) ínstead of a human class teacher. The story starts with two children named – Margie and Tommy. They live in a world where computers dominate each and every sphere of life and how they attend virtual classes. With the onset of virtual schools, the concept of books and classrooms has transformed considerably from the olden days.
On 17th May 2157, Margie wrote in her diary about how Tommy found a real book. It was an old book that consisted of stories. Margie’s grandfather once told her that when he was a young boy, his grandfather informed him that all the stories used to be printed on paper in those days. Both Margie and Tommy started turning the yellow and crumpled pages of the book to discover more about those days. They found it hilarious to read the book as the words stood fixed in one place instead of moving the way they saw on a computer screen. From this it is clear that in the future, there will be telebooks only and no hard copies of books would be available to read. Tommy exclaims that it is an utter waste to read a book and throw it away once completed. He feels that their television screen has a million books on it and could store a plenty more without throwing it away.
Soon, they start reading about a school during the ancient times when the teachers were human beings rather than mechanical teachers. Although Margie hated the concept of schools, she is surprised to know actual persons taught at school. This is because she has only seen robots teaching her at school. Moreover, she is not so fond of school that is next to her bedroom as she does not have any classmates and the mechanical teacher always gives her loads of homework to do.
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Further, as both the children continue reading the book, Margie’s mother calls her to attend her classes. While Margie attends her school, the mechanical teacher teaches about fractions, but Margie’s mind starts wondering about the fun her grandparents had while visiting a school in olden days. Those days a school used to be a special building and all the kids of the same age studied together. She imagines how the kids from different areas in the neighbourhood would come together and attend school merrily. Thus, Margie gets fascinated about the fun the children had centuries ago when they went to a real school having a physical existence.
Explanation:
The Fun They Had was written by Isaac Asimov. The story is set in the future when books and schools are conducted digitally through virtual classrooms. These classes are taken by a mechanical teacher (robot) ínstead of a human class teacher. The story starts with two children named – Margie and Tommy. They live in a world where computers dominate each and every sphere of life and how they attend virtual classes. With the onset of virtual schools, the concept of books and classrooms has transformed considerably from the olden days.
On 17th May 2157, Margie wrote in her diary about how Tommy found a real book. It was an old book that consisted of stories. Margie’s grandfather once told her that when he was a young boy, his grandfather informed him that all the stories used to be printed on paper in those days. Both Margie and Tommy started turning the yellow and crumpled pages of the book to discover more about those days. They found it hilarious to read the book as the words stood fixed in one place instead of moving the way they saw on a computer screen. From this it is clear that in the future, there will be telebooks only and no hard copies of books would be available to read. Tommy exclaims that it is an utter waste to read a book and throw it away once completed. He feels that their television screen has a million books on it and could store a plenty more without throwing it away.
Soon, they start reading about a school during the ancient times when the teachers were human beings rather than mechanical teachers. Although Margie hated the concept of schools, she is surprised to know actual persons taught at school. This is because she has only seen robots teaching her at school. Moreover, she is not so fond of school that is next to her bedroom as she does not have any classmates and the mechanical teacher always gives her loads of homework to do.
Further, as both the children continue reading the book, Margie’s mother calls her to attend her classes. While Margie attends her school, the mechanical teacher teaches about fractions, but Margie’s mind starts wondering about the fun her grandparents had while visiting a school in olden days. Those days a school used to be a special building and all the kids of the same age studied together. She imagines how the kids from different areas in the neighbourhood would come together and attend school merrily. Thus, Margie gets fascinated about the fun the children had centuries ago when they went to a real school having a physical existence.