The document summarizes concerns from teachers and administrators over time about students' dependence on new technologies for writing and calculation. Quotes from 1703-1950 express worries that students will not know how to write without slates, paper, ink, fountain pens, ballpoint pens or how to sharpen a pencil. A 1985 quote expresses concern over calculator dependence. The concluding paragraph notes our continued use of pens, pencils and calculators, as well as computers, and that new technologies will likely always face criticism.