Compared with old schools, which joy was less in technology-based education?

Joy of studying together

The story suggests that technology-based education reduced the joy of learning with other children. Margie studies alone at home with a mechanical teacher, whereas the old schools had children of the same age learning together in a classroom. Studying together could include conversation, shared activities, friendship, cooperation, and healthy competition. Therefore, option A is correct. Option B is not a loss, because sitting at home is actually part of the technology-based arrangement. Options C and D are not presented as meaningful joys of old schooling; the screen and machine voice belong to the technological system itself. The comparison is not simply between two buildings or devices. It is between isolated, individual instruction and a lively social learning environment, which is why the old schools seem attractive to Margie.

This is a Class 9 English question. Chapter: The Fun They Had. Topic: impact of technology.