Why would Margie have found the old system of children’s schooling enjoyable?

Correct answer: Because they studied with a teacher and classmates

The governing contrast in the story is between isolated technological instruction and shared human schooling. Margie and Tommy study separately at home with mechanical teachers, so their lessons are private and repetitive. When Tommy finds an old book about schools, Margie imagines children travelling to a school building, sitting together, learning from a human teacher, and enjoying one another’s company. She considers this arrangement fun because it includes conversation, friendship, shared experiences, and a real classroom community. Therefore option C is correct. Option A describes Margie’s lonely present, option B is false because the children did study lessons, and option D reverses the idea of school. The answer reveals Margie’s growing appreciation of social learning.