Synopsis
In the near future, two children find a book, and reflect on what schooling must have been like before the advent of individualized computerized learning at home.
Notes
This short story was first published in ''Boys and Girls page'', ''NEA service'', in December 1951.
External Links
Publications (106)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1954 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1954 | Fantasy House, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 125 |
| July 1954 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1954 | Mellifont Press Ltd. | MAGAZINE | 37 |
| 1955 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, No. 2 | Consolidated Press Ltd | MAGAZINE | 64 |
| July 1955 | Operation Future | Permabooks | Anthology | 353 |
| September 1956 | Operation Future | Permabooks | Anthology | 353 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 146 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 146 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 146 |
| April 1959 | Earth Is Room Enough | Bantam Books | Collection | 124 |
| April 1960 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| May 1960 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 146 |
| 1961 | Journeys in Science Fiction | Globe Book Company | Anthology | 567 |
| 1961 | Journeys in Science Fiction | Globe Book Company | Anthology | 567 |
| December 1961 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 146 |
| 1962 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| February 1963 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| February 1963 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1964 | Connoisseur's Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 146 |
| 1966 | Untravelled Worlds | Macmillan UK | Anthology | |
| 1966 | Connoisseur's Science Fiction | Penguin Books (US) | Anthology | 146 |
| 1966 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1966 | Connoisseur's Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 146 |
| 1967 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1967 | Magic!: A Treasury for Young Readers | Funk & Wagnalls | Anthology | 225 |
| 1968 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1969 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1969 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| April 1970 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 157 |
| April 1970 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 157 |
| 1971 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1971 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1972 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1972 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1972 | A Packet of Prose | McClelland and Stewart | Anthology | 66 |
| 1973 | The Future: Can We Shape It? | Scholastic | Anthology | 98 |
| 1973 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1973 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 157 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| March 1973 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sphere | Collection | 180 |
| October 1973 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sidgwick & Jackson | Collection | |
| 1974 | As Tomorrow Becomes Today | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 157 |
| 1974 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1974 | As Tomorrow Becomes Today | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 157 |
| January 1974 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sphere | Collection | 180 |
| September 1974 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | Collection | 153 |
| 1975 | The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1952 | Sphere | Collection | |
| 1975 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| 1976 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 157 |
| 1976 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1976 | Earth Is Room Enough | Abelard-Schuman | Collection | 146 |
| January 1976 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 174 |
| February 1976 | Connoisseur's Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 146 |
| 1977 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Barron's Educational Series | Anthology | 197 |
| 1977 | Strange Planets | Blackie | Anthology | 78 |
| February 1977 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 134 |
| March 1977 | The Best of Isaac Asimov 1954-1972 | Sphere | Collection | 15 |
| 1978 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| 1978 | Beyond Time and Space | Globe Book Company | Anthology | 17 |
| 1978 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther / Granada | Collection | 134 |
| May 1978 | Science Fiction | John Murray | Anthology | 88 |
| 1979 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 25 |
| January 1979 | The Far Ends of Time and Earth | Doubleday | Omnibus | 308 |
| March 1979 | The Far Ends of Time and Earth | Doubleday & Company / SFBC | Omnibus | 308 |
| October 1979 | Science Fiction Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 157 |
| 1980 | Skylark Science Fiction Stories | BCA - Book Club Associates | Anthology | 45 |
| 1981 | Earth Is Room Enough | Granada | Collection | 134 |
| 1982 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | Collection | 174 |
| 1982 | The Best of Isaac Asimov 1954-1972 | Sphere | Collection | 15 |
| 1982 | Science Fiction | John Murray | Anthology | 88 |
| June 1982 | Tomorrow's TV | Raintree Publishers | Anthology | 8 |
| 1983 | Science Fiction Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 157 |
| 1984 | Fantastic Reading: Stories and Activities for Grades 5-8 | Scott, Foresman and Company | Anthology | 114 |
| 1985 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | Collection | 174 |
| 1986 | Science Fiction Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | |
| August 1986 | The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | Collection | 139 |
| 1987 | Science Fiction Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 157 |
| 1988 | The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Grafton | Collection | 139 |
| February 1988 | The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 173 |
| February 1988 | The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 173 |
| October 1988 | Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 137 |
| 1989 | Technology | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 7 |
| 1989 | Earth Is Room Enough | Grafton | Collection | 134 |
| May 1989 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Dark Harvest | Collection | 271 |
| May 1989 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Dark Harvest | Collection | 271 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 120 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 120 |
| December 1990 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume Three | Ace Books | Collection | 77 |
| 1991 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Legend | Collection | 332 |
| March 1991 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation / SFBC | Collection | 120 |
| July 1991 | Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 137 |
| October 1991 | Science Fiction I | Hatier | Anthology | 79 |
| October 1991 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One | Legend | Collection | 332 |
| 1992 | Stories Beyond Time and Space | Globe Book Company | Anthology | 17 |
| 1993 | Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 137 |
| March 1993 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | |
| March 1993 | Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 137 |
| July 1994 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 173 |
| 1997 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 173 |
| 1997 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 173 |
| April 1997 | Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 137 |
| August 1997 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Scribner Paperback Fiction | Anthology | |
| September 2008 | Out of This World: Science Fiction Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 145 |
| November 2023 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |173 |
| November 2024 | Living Space: And Other Stories | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |173 |