Question

"sure they had a teacher,but it wasn't a regular teacher .It was a man."

Answer 1

'They' refers to the students of earlier times i.e.centuries before who went to old styled schools. Here, 'regular' means the mechanical teachers that Tommy and Margie had.The mechanical teacher is contrasted with the school teacher of earlier times, who happens to be a 'man'.

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Answer 2

Answer:

i}They refer to the students who studied in the old kind of schools centuries before the time the story is set in

ii} Here, the 'regular' teacher refers to the mechanical teacher who teaches Tommy and Margie.

iii} The mechanical teacher is compared to the teacher , who was a human being and taught centuries ago.