- Teachers in 1703 complained that students relied too much on slates and would be unable to do calculations if their slates broke. - In 1815, a principal's association said students were too dependent on paper and didn't know how to properly use and clean slates. - The 1907 National Association of Teachers argued students depended too much on ink and didn't know how to sharpen pencils by hand. - A 1929 article lamented that students could no longer make their own ink and would be unable to write without store-bought ink on trips. - In 1941, a PTA Gazette article said students relied too much on fountain pens instead of straight pens and qu