prepare the note on theme on The fun They had. 9th class
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the theme of the story includes
This story is by far the most common introduction most people have to Asimov, as it has been included in countless children’s story anthologies used in schools. It’s not surprising that schools would love this one, as it concerns the value of being educated by ACTUAL PEOPLE along with OTHER KIDS. Why is this a revolutionary idea? Because Asimov, as he often did, saw the future, and in this case, the future involves children being home-schooled by computers and machines, and rarely, if ever, having any contact with other children. Yes, the education is carefully tailored to each child, but when two kids find an old book, actually printed on paper, talking about the schools of old, they wonder what they’re missing out on, and become jealous of “The Fun They Had”. In this age when home schooling and computerized classes are becoming more and more common, the story seems oddly prophetic.
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Margie and Tommy aged 11 and 13, are students of futuristic schools.
Tommy finds an old book about school in the attic. They turn yellow, crinkly pages of the book and are surprised to see still words in the book.They were used to, only moving words of tele-books.
They thought it to be wastage of resources, as it was to be thrown after reading once only. Whereas tele-books last longer and contain many books together.
Margie hated school as her teacher (a computer) gave her test after and she performed badly in Geography.
She hated the slot for putting homework and test papers.
Margie's mother called county inspector who came with all his equipment and repaired it in an hour.
Margie wasn't happy as she thought he would take the teacher for a few days for repair work and she would have off from school.
County Inspector told her mother that Margie's bad performance in Geography was due to faulty setting of her teacher (Computer).
As Margie hated school, she thought why anyone would write about school. Tommy explained that centuries ago the school were not like theirs. They had a man as a teacher who taught students different subjects, asked questions and gave Homework also.
Margie couldn't believe man to be smart enough to have knowledge about different subjects.
Tommy told her that the school was in a special building and students would go there and children of same age group studied same things.
But Margie's mother had told her that every child has to be taught according to individual needs and children studied together in old school.
Now Margie was interested in reading about those old funny schools.
But mother called her to attend the school next to her bedroom.
Tommy and Margie attended school at a fixed time from Monday to Friday.
While submitting homework to her 'teacher'. She thought about the old schools where kids had a lot of fun studying together and playing, helping each other in studies, sharing caring for each other.
Computer screen of her 'teacher' was flashing new chapter in arithmetic on the addition of proper fractions. But Margie was lost in the thoughts of old school.