This document presents a series of quotes from various educational organizations spanning 1703 to 1985, each expressing concern that students were becoming too reliant on new technologies and losing important life skills. The quotes highlight fears about students' dependence on slates, paper, ink, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and handheld calculators as these technologies were introduced. The document concludes by noting we still use many of these technologies and now rely on computers, and that changes will likely always face opposition.