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There were drawings on a sort of plastic blackboard. There were wire models on the desk in front of the robot. They listened for a moment, and for a moment it seemed that the woman could be intrigued in spite of herself. THERE WERE DRAWINGS ON A SORT OF PLASTIC BLACKBOARD THERE WERE WIRE MODELS ON THE DESK IN FRONT OF THE ROBOT THEY LISTENED FOR A MOMENT AND FOR A MOMENT IT SEEMED THAT THE WOMAN COULD BE INTRIGUED IN SPITE OF HERSELF
 like you to see his project." The brown-suited man nodded. His face took on a sharp intensity. "We're making a great mistake. No one is interested in educating the children any more. They leave it to the robots. And they neglect the children's training at home." The woman turned toward him with surprise in her eyes. "But really, aren't the robots the best teachers?" "Of course they are. But confound it, we ought to be interested in what they teach and how they teach. What's happened to the old PTA? What's happened to parental discipline, what's happened to--" He stopped suddenly and smiled, a rueful tired smile. "I suppose I'm a fanatic on this. Come on inside." They passed through an antiseptic corridor built from dull green plastic. The brown-suited man pressed a button outside one of the classrooms. A door slid noiselessly into the hall. A robot stood before them, gesturing gently. They followed the robot into the classroom. At the head of the classroom another robot was lecturing. Y AFTER ALL DOCTOR WILSON WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEE HIS PROJECT THE BROWN SUITED MAN NODDED THE FACE TOOK ON A SHARP INTENSITY WE'RE MAKING A GREAT MISTAKE NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN EDUCATING THE CHILDREN ANY MORE THEY LEAVE IT TO THE ROBOTS AND THEY NEGLECT THE CHILDREN'S TRAINING AT HOME THE WOMAN TURNED TOWARD HIM WITH SURPRISE IN HER EYES BUT REALLY AREN'T THE ROBOTS THE BEST TEACHERS OF COURSE THEY ARE BUT CONFOUND IT WE OUGHT TO BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THEY TEACH AND HOW THEY TEACH WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE OLD P T A WHAT'S HAPPENED TO PERMANENTAL DISCIPLINE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HE STOPPED SUDDENLY AND SMILED A RUEFUL TIRED SMILE I SUPPOSE I'M A FANATIC ON THIS COME ON INSIDE THEY PASSED THROUGH AN ANTISEPTIC CORRIDOR BUILT FROM DULL GREEN PLASTICK THE BROWN SUITED MAN PRESSED A BUTTON OUTSIDE ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS A DOOR SLID NOISELESSLY INTO THE HALL A ROBOT STOOD BEFORE THEM GESTURING GENTLY THEY FOLLOWED THE ROBOT INTO THE CLASSROOM AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASSROOM ANOTHER ROBOT WAS LECTURING
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