Technology and Education

"Students today can’t prepare bark to "Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend calculate their problems. They depend upon their slates which are more upon their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when their expensive. What will they do when their slate is dropped and it breaks? They will slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write.be unable to write.

-Teachers -Teachers Conference,1703Conference,1703

"Students today depend upon paper "Students today depend upon paper too much. They don’t know how to too much. They don’t know how to write on slate without getting chalk write on slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They can’t dust all over themselves. They can’t clean a slate properly. What will clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of they do when they run out of paper?"paper?"

-Principal’s Association, -Principal’s Association, 18151815

"Students depend too much on ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil."

-National Association of Teachers, 1907

"Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.

-The Rural Teacher, 1929

"Students today depend upon these expensive fountain pins. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib (not to mention sharpening their own quills). We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business world, which is not so extravagant."

-PTA Gazette, 1941

"Ball point pens will be the ruin of "Ball point pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use education in our country. Students use these devices and then throw them these devices and then throw them away. The virtues of thrift and frugality away. The virtues of thrift and frugality are being discarded. Business and are being discarded. Business and banks will never allow such expensive banks will never allow such expensive luxuries."luxuries."

-The Federal Teacher, 1950-The Federal Teacher, 1950

"Students today depend too much on "Students today depend too much on hand-held calculators."hand-held calculators."

-Anonymous, 1985-Anonymous, 1985

Today we still use pens, pencils and Today we still use pens, pencils and calculators. Now we have computers which calculators. Now we have computers which make our lives even easier and I’m sure make our lives even easier and I’m sure that no matter what changes happen in the that no matter what changes happen in the future someone will complain about it. future someone will complain about it.

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