• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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    I mean, they’re used everywhere still and aren’t exactly a dated form of timekeeping or anything even if digital clocks are preferred on computers

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        Idk why this is so downvoted when it’s demonstrably accurate.

        I learned how to read a clock in grade school but analog clocks were phased out for digital clocks by the time I reached middle school and weren’t in my high school at all.

        My daughter is now going to the same grade school I went to and all the analog clocks have been swapped out for digital.

        I personally taught my daughter how to read an analog clock before she even started school but I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t teach her in school since it’s not necessary anymore

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              Since you said mate, I assume you don’t live in America. Some of these kids can’t even read. I asked the teachers.

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                You are right I’m not from the States. However, my rather quick and shallow search has shown me that in the USA too, it should be taught in first year math classes how to draw and read analog clocks and in second year the concept of 24 hour days, AM and PM should be taught.

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                Some people are illiterate everywhere. What’s your point? Anyone can look ip literacy stats in the US, you aren’t revealing some dirty secret. So some kids can’t tell time. Prove it’s worse instead of repeating whatever pointless hot take you’re pushing.

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            If the clocks are still in schools, and their schedules are based on time, the kids are going to figure out how to read them.

            Maybe think before you call others dumb…

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              The teachers literally told me that some can’t even read, so somebody isn’t helping them. Maybe you read before you assume, you are the one that said dumb.

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                Parents might not be helping. Doesn’t mean they aren’t teaching it. Schools are experiencing a surge in apathetic students since covid and LLMs became widespread. Also teachers will complain about the standouts, doesn’t mean it’s every student.

                You even said it yourself:

                some

                And yes, I used the word dumb to paraphrase what you were implying with your post. Again, maybe don’t criticize others’ reading ability if your comprehension level can’t handle a simple summation of a point.

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            Analogue clocks are a much better tool to visualise time than digital. There’s only advantages in learning to read them.

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            My 6 year old learned in school this year, he had homework about it and everything

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        I’m forcing my kids to learn it. Both digital and analog clocks have use cases, but the truth is that analog clocks are simply faster to parse.

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          I don’t care how adept you are at reading an analog clock, there’s no way it’s faster than simply reading a (max) 4 digit number unless you have some massive dyslexia.