The document presents quotes from various teachers' conferences and publications spanning from 1703 to 1985, each complaining about students' dependence on new writing technologies and lack of skills with older technologies. The quotes express concerns that students rely too much on slates, paper, ink, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and handheld calculators rather than learning older methods. The concluding paragraph notes that while technologies change, people will always find something new to complain about.