The Fun They Had

NCERT Solution

Part 3

Question 7: How does he describe the old kind of teachers?

Answer: Old kind of teachers was human being. It is surprising how a human being can be smart enough to teach a particular topic.

Answer each of these questions in two or three paragraphs (100 –150 words)

Question 1: What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?

Answer: The mechanical teacher is a computer screen with good audio-video system. It taught students in mechanical voice and tone. It was always prompt in giving feedback after a child submitted his papers. It can store reams of information. Unlike a page in the real books, the mechanical teacher’s page is its screen. The screen can display unlimited number of words. The teacher is always present in their house and they can study as per their timings.

The teacher sometimes goes wrong as well. There can be some virus playing havoc with its programming. This may lead to inaccessibility of certain subjects. Sometimes this can lead the teacher to throw really difficult tests, which may not be fit for a particular child. Otherwise, the teacher is always programmed to suit each individual student’s learning need and capability.

Question 2. Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?

Answer: Her school was always open, seven days in a week. Margie’s teacher was always on at the same time except weekends, because her mother believed that regular study hours result in better learning.

She had no classmates to interact and play with. She thought that old school must have been fun, because, you got the opportunity to play and make fun, with your classmates. It must have been a pleasant experience to study from a human instead of impersonal machine.