Summary

“The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov starts with Margie, a young school girl living in 2155, who one day sees a real printed book brought by her friend, Tommy. Tommy has found the book in his attic and shows it to Margie. The girl does not know much about printed books or the old school system. She is impressed by the letters and words which are static on the book, not moving like on the telebooks she has. When Tommy tells her that the book is about school, Margie is disappointed because she hates school.

Recently, she had some problems with her robot teacher which kept on giving her tests where she scored low. But a County Inspector came and repaired the robot. Like all the other children, Margie is homeschooled by a robot who has adapted les...