16 On his first visit to Claire's classroom, Harry had noted the many ways the learning environment had defied his expectations, but now, with class in full swing, he was even more surprised. His daughter and another young student stood in the middle of the room, working with some holographic system that modeled the Leyrian solar system. A large, orange sun floated above the table with planets spiraling around it. Another group of kids was using a large, tilted screen of SmartGlass in the corner. And they were giggling. One girl was so excited, she practically bounced up and down. To his Earth sensibilities, this looked more like play than studying. His mouth worked soundlessly for a few seconds, and then he shook his head. It's a different culture, Carlson, he reminded himself. Stop a

