Question

sure they had a teacher,but it wasn't a regular teacher . it was a man. explain it​

Answer 1

(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.

Answer 2

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