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
3. "Students today depend upon
paper too much. They don’t know
"Students today depend upon paper too
much. They don’t on slate without
how to write know how to write on
slate getting chalk dust all over all over
without getting chalk dust
themselves. TheyThey can’t clean a
themselves. can’t clean a slate
properly. What will Whatdo when they run
slate properly. they will they do
out of paper?" run out of paper?"
when they
-Principal’s Association, 1815
-Principal’s Association, 1815
4. "Students depend too much on ink. They don’t know how to use a
"Students depend too much on ink. They
pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the
pencil."
don’t know how to use a pen knife to
-National Association of Teachers, 1907
sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never
replace the pencil."
-National Association of Teachers, 1907
5. “Students today depend upon store bought ink. They
"Students today depend upon store bought
don’t know how to make their own. When they run out
they will be unable toknow wordsto make their their
ink. They don’t write how or ciphers until
own. When they run out they will be
next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on
modern education.” words or ciphers until their
unable to write
next trip to the settlement. This is a sad
commentary on modern education. 1929
-The Rural Teacher,
-The Rural Teacher, 1929
6. "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
"Students today depend upon these
luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business
world, which is not sofountain pins. They can no Gazette,
expensive extravagant.” -PTA longer
1941 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
7. "Ball point pens will be the ruin of
education in our country. Students use the
"Ball point pens will be
these devices and then of education inaway.
ruin throw them our
country. Students use these
The virtues of thrift and frugality are being
devices and then throw them
discarded. Businessaway.banks will never and
and The virtues of thrift
allow such expensive luxuries."being discarded.
frugality are
Business and banks will never
allow such expensive
-The Federal Teacher, 1950
luxuries."
-The Federal Teacher, 1950
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.
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.
