Technology is a major part of today’s society and is used in most of our daily activities. It can be a very helpful tool, providing us endless access to information. Many schools are considering whether or not to allow students access to more technology like online textbooks and computers or tablets in class. However, making this decision is not easy because some people agree with the use of more technology and some people believe that it will be a hindrance to education. It is very important for schools considering this idea to think about the negative impact that this may have on education and whether the negatives outweigh the positives. Schools must consider will the use of more technology take away basic life skills, lessen a child’s creativity and imagination, and hinder their ability to comprehend and internalize material. These are very important factors that should be taken into consideration when making a very important decision like this. The education system must realize that although the use of technology is the modern way of learning, it may have a negative impact on education. Technology is the cause for the lack of basic life skills like cursive, public speaking, and creative writing which is expressed in source D. This is because modern technology only puts emphasize on doing things that involve computer screens, games, the internet, and so on. This causes children to not be well rounded in basic skills like penmanship and speaking to a crowd or audience. Technology hides kids from real life situations and problems. Technology also doesn’t give kids true knowledge. It allows them to retain information for a small period until it is no longer useful to them. Once they have used for that specific purpose it, they let it go. The second negative affect that technology can have is hindering a child’s imagination and ability to solve problems. Everything in today’s society is practically given to children through