This document presents a series of quotes from 1703 to 1985 that show how educators have consistently complained about students' dependence on new technologies for writing and calculation. Each new technology that emerged, from slates to paper to pens to calculators, was criticized for making students less self-sufficient and capable with prior methods. The overall message is that while new tools make tasks easier now, every generation worries that students are losing important old skills, though new technologies continue to be adopted.