Question

what was margie engrossed in when the mechanical teacher was flashing on the screen in front of her ?

Answer 1

Margie was engrossed in the thoughts of the schools which the people had in early days ,where all the students went to a school ,shared their homework their experiences,and were tought by a man. She was busy in her own thoughts of the old schools while the teacher on the screen was teaching. She was just thinking about the kids of old times and the 'fun they had'.