The Fun They Had

What did Margi write the diary entry about

What did Margi write the diary entry about

Today , tommy found a real book

What was their reaction to the real book

They said the pages were yellow and crinkly. It was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed. on a screen. They thought it was a waste that you can just go through that one book and through away unlike their television screen which can store millions of books

How old was Tommy

13

Why was Margie scournful about school

She always hated school but now she hated it more because the mechnical teach kept giving hard test that she kept on doing bad. Her mother sent for the Country Inspector

Describe the country inspecter

He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires.

Which part of school did Margie hate the most

The slot where she had to put homework and test paper that she had to write down in a punch code which they made her learn when she was five and the mechanical teacher calculated her marks in no time.

Why was margie doing bad at geography

The geography sector of the mechanical teacher was a geared a little too quick

Why was Margie disappointed

She was disappointed as the Inspector finished fixing her teacher immediately. They had once took away Tommy’s teacher for a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.

How was the discussion about old schools like?

1. Margie did not believe that a man could learn everything

2. She was concerned that she would not want a strange man enter her home but then found out that they had school buildings

What did their mother say about learning

That a teacher has to adjussted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches that each kid has to be taught differnetly.

When all did margie have school

It was always on the same time everyday except Saturdays and Sunday

What did her mother believe

She believes that little girls learnt better if they learnt at regular hours

What was margie’s final thoughts on the old schools

She wanted to have it. She thought that it would be fun if all the kids from a neighbourhood came laughing and shouting in the schoolyard sitting together in the schoolroom. They could help one another with the homework and talk about it. She thought how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.