2. "Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate
their problems. They depend upon their slates
which are more expensive. What will they do
when their slate is dropped and it breaks? They
will be unable to write.
-Teachers Conference, 1703
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4. "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
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5. "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
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7. "Ball point pens will be the ruin of education in
our country. Students use these devices and then
throw them away. The virtues of thrift and
frugality are being discarded. Business and banks
will never allow such expensive luxuries."
-The Federal Teacher, 1950
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8. "Students today depend too much on
hand-held calculators."
-Anonymous, 1985
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9. Today we still use pens, pencils and
calculators. Now we have computers
which make our lives even easier
and I’m sure that no matter what
changes happen in the future
someone will complain about it.
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10. Today we still use pens, pencils and
calculators. Now we have computers
which make our lives even easier
and I’m sure that no matter what
changes happen in the future
someone will complain about it.
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