On this day in 1858 the patent for a pencil with an attached eraser was issued Taking your pencils point of view what do you think a typical day in your classroom would be like?

On this day in 1858 the patent for a pencil with an attached eraser was issued Taking your pencils point of view what do you think a typical day in your classroom would be like?
The day was probably spent in instruction and trial of sharpening the pencil with a knife and testing the eraser in correction and writing on your slate with chalk or a slate pencil. There probably not a lot of paper to write or print on!