Which side of education attracts Margie?

Correct answer: Children learning and enjoying together

Margie is attracted to the social and enjoyable side of education in old schools, where children learned together, talked, laughed, and shared their school life. She normally studies alone at home with a mechanical teacher, so the idea of classmates and common activities seems exciting and meaningful to her. Therefore, option A is correct. Options B, C, and D describe features of Margie’s own technological education: individual lessons, machine-administered tests, and solitary home study. They do not represent the new attraction created by Tommy’s account. The governing contrast is between efficient individual instruction and the companionship, interaction, and shared happiness of a traditional classroom.