Back-to-school shopping once meant stocking up on a very different set of supplies than what students use today. Before laptops and tablets became standard classroom equipment, students relied on a variety of analog tools to learn, write, and organize their work. Many of these items, once essential parts of a student’s arsenal, have now been made completely obsolete by digital technology. A look back at these forgotten tools shows just how much the classroom experience has transformed in a single generation.
