Why is old education attractive to Margie?

Correct answer: Because it has company and fun

Old education attracts Margie because it offered companionship, shared activity, and enjoyment. In her time, she studies alone at home with a mechanical teacher, so learning is mostly an isolated routine. The old schools described in Tommy’s book were different: children of the same age gathered in one classroom, learned together, and were taught by a human teacher. Margie imagines that such pupils could talk, help one another, and enjoy school as a social experience. Therefore, option A is correct. Options B, C, and D contradict the description: old schools had children, human teachers, and group learning rather than only machines or no teacher.