Question

[THE FUN THEY HAD] why did Margie hurt when tommy told about the old kind of school

Answer 1

The following line is taken from the story ''The Fun They Had'', by Isaac Asimov.

• Tommy tells Margie a about the old education system where real classroom existed and teachers used to come to teach students.
• She also gets to know about the fun the students of that time had in school.
• She gets hurts because she doesnot get it in her generation.

Answer 2

She longed for the kind of study environment, the old schools had and wanted to be taught by a human teacher.

Explanation:

• She was hurt at Tommy's behavior as she was not aware of the nature of old schools.
• She was getting her tuition classes from a machine teacher which was very boring and she was not enjoying this kind of learning.
• She was very curious about an old school where children would be taught by a human teacher she also wanted to be taught by a human teacher.