The lesson states we as a society (this includes our students) have become too dependent on technology and governmental involvement...I couldn't agree more. We are too dependent on technology and I fear this will come back to bite us where it really will hurt. We want to throw out the pen and paper and now have everything 'online' or electronically uploaded. This is going to be a problem in the future!!! Students coming into college at the age of 18 do not know how to write in cursive writing--but whose fault is that? It is the educators'. We have failed to teach them writing because now we can use an I-pad or some other form of machinery. I firmly believe until we as educators say 'hey wait a minute' then we will continue to support a system that depends entirely on technology. I believe that technology is going to let you down when you need it the most...it happens ALL the time. But as long as we remain in this mindset, we are seriously hurting young and upcoming learners...eventually they'll look at a pencil and say, 'what's that for." Only until we decide that we must keep the 'old-fashioned' means of writing out our thoughts, then we are doing a total disservice to every student we encounter. Personally, I think we should not allow this. We will suffer for it--watch and see....