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In reply to the discussion: "Can Young People Read a Clock?" (oh, my...) [View all]MineralMan
(146,351 posts)90. There are at least a dozen analog clocks in our house.
No two show exactly the same time. A couple are still on daylight savings time. The one next to my favorite chair is part of a weather and temperature device for which I lost the manual. It has six buttons on the back, all unlabeled. It shows a time that is exactly 13 minutes later than the correct time. I automatically do the math when I look at it.
At least three of the analog clocks no longer work at all, but remain on their wall because they have some significance beyond their clockness.
Of course, the correct time, with a high degree of precision, is displayed on the cable tv box and on various cellular devices nearby, so no matter, really. The variations are diverting...
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That is helful too. It needn't be an either or. But I do think it criminal not to teach children
hlthe2b
May 2019
#37
Obviously you know if you read my previous posts that that is not what I'm saying at all, but
hlthe2b
May 2019
#55
Cursive writing is making a comeback in classrooms in several states -- and Texas is the latest
hlthe2b
May 2019
#76
Learning analog time is a great way to develop numeracy - fluency with numbers.
Persondem
May 2019
#42
Or better yet adults that drive but cannot read a map. When the phone stops they are toast.
essme
May 2019
#82
Does anyone know how many people correctly answered that didn't make the cut?
cynatnite
May 2019
#29
That wouldn't surprise me, especially if they know what show they represent. n/t
cynatnite
May 2019
#33
that isn't the point at all. It is the neural development that comes from such spatial learning
hlthe2b
May 2019
#47
Kids who don't know Roman numerals, write cursive doesn't make them less smart...
cynatnite
May 2019
#49
Whoah. I NEVER said anything of the kind. It is a tool that helps teach spatial development and
hlthe2b
May 2019
#50
Lazy comedy and, to me, not a big concern. Including the cursive thing -- people have been
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2019
#63
I was among the last to use slide rules, log, and trig tables in math and science classes.
hunter
May 2019
#65
Yup. "Cursive writing is making a comeback in classrooms in several states -- and Texas is latest"
hlthe2b
May 2019
#77
I was tortured to learn cursive, fifth grade through a few middle school teachers.
hunter
May 2019
#85
My undergrads must be exceptional then, 'cause given how often they all look back at the
petronius
May 2019
#86