Vocab
Today's many ways of learning may show society's _______, or improvement.
progress
Margie and Tommy
What's the year Margie and Tommy are living in?
2157
What part did Margie hate the most?
The slot where she had to put homework and test papers.
What is one difference between Margie's school and the school you attend today?
- Today: sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day, learn the same things so they can help one another
- Future: mechanical teacher, schoolroom at home
It's such a _______ to throw away old computers. They could be recycled.
waste
Who had come to help fix Margie's mechanical teacher?
How old are Margie and Tommy?
Margie is eleven. Tommy is thirteen. (p.746)
How old was she when he had to write them out in a punch code?
What is Margie's mother's perspective on learning?
People _______ the value of TV. Some argue that shows can be educational.
Who said, "Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher."?
Tommy
Where's Margie's schoolroom?
It was right next to her bedroom.
Where did Tommy find the real book?
In the attic at his house.
What does he mean by regular?
For Tommy, a regular teacher is a mechanical teacher. So, he wanted to say that a man(human being) was an irregular teacher.
Some people find the Internet _______ to, or better than, other ways of learning.
superior
Who said, "A man can't know as much as a teacher?"
Margie
The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in ___________.
What subject was it?
Geography
What was the cause of the geography test issue?
The geography sector was geared a little too quick.
When was the book published?
Typewriters are _________ devices for writing that are hardly used anymore.
mechanical
What was the name of Margie's mother?
Mrs. Jones
Why was Margie disappointed?
She had been hoping they would take the (mechanical) teacher away altogether.
For how old had Tommy's teacher been taken away when the history sector blanked out?
For nearly a month
How does the story end?