Margie hated school because it was boring, impersonal, and lacked fun. She was taught by a mechanical teacher at home who gave her tests and marked them immediately, which made learning feel monotonous and strict. She particularly disliked the part where she had to insert her homework and test papers into the mechanical teacher's slot and type her answers in a punch code. This solitary experience, without classmates or a human teacher, made school uninteresting and frustrating for her, especially since she was doing poorly in subjects like geography.
Margie thought the old kind of school must have been fun because she imagined children from the entire neighborhood coming together to learn and play. She pictured a lively environment where kids laughed, shouted, helped each other with homework, and left school together at the end of the day. She also imagined the teachers back then were humans who interacted warmly with students, making education more engaging and social—a stark contrast to her mechanical teacher and isolated learning setup.
