This document discusses how technology and education have changed over time through various quotes from different eras: - A 1703 teachers' conference complained that students relied too much on slates instead of using bark to do calculations. - An 1815 principal's association said students were too dependent on paper and didn't know how to properly use and clean slates. - A 1907 teachers' association said pens and ink would never replace pencils as students were too reliant on store-bought ink. - Comments throughout the decades complained about new technologies like fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and calculators making students less self-sufficient until the present day where computers are now commonly used.