New Yorker Lehrer sind verblüfft, als sie erfahren, dass einige Schüler seit dem Inkrafttreten des Telefonverbots die Zeit nicht mehr auf alten Uhren ablesen können
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-york-phone-ban-clock-time-b2891919.html
45 Kommentare
Well… this is just embarrassing
Before phones were a thing, I knew lost of people who relied too much on digital clocks and straight up couldn’t read face clocks. This was 25 years ago. It would be interesting to see how much it has increased since then.
Sounds like a good opportunity for education.
If only there was someone who could have taught them….
They shouldn’t be shocked. They don’t teach kids to tell time on a dial clock. I have been helping my grandkids with homework several times a week. From 1st to 3rd grade. They have never had any lessons teaching time.
Gonna be a whole lot of seniors in 40-50 years time cram studying clock faces for dementia/alzheimer’s evaluations.
People who dont realize that old school time keeping fundamentals teach basics of advanced math in a „useful/semi relevant way“
I own a massage therapy spa. I just had a 23 year old employee who went over their time because they didn’t know how to read the analog wall clock. Could not believe it
This was a problem 25 years ago too
Not surprising because all our clocks are digital and you see very few analog clocks now a days.
I remember this being a specific lesson in school as soon as we could read numbers. The worksheet was a bunch of circles, and the instructions were to „draw“ different times. And the reverse, write the times of the clock images. Idk what the hell happened in education, but it feels like *very basic* curriculum is being missed.
Analog clocks. Theres a literal word for them. Old clocks…smh
Well, it probably took an entire 30 minutes to teach the entire class how analog clocks work and reinforce the learning enough to make it stick.
This has been a thing longer than that, I remember back in 4th grade there was a girl that did not know how to read an analog clock, this was pre smart phone too.
It’s like not knowing how to work an abacus. To the last couple generations that grew up being taught how, it must have seemed deeply concerning that their children weren’t taught. But in the end, there’s a reason why they weren’t taught – it was obsolete.
Hmmm, maybe they should teach them?
Don’t expect students to know a skill nobody bothered to teach them.
Saying „old,“ clocks instead of analog is very funny to me for some reason lol
i traveled for a wedding couple weeks ago. as i checked into hotel and was walking bags past the front desk i hear, „excuse me sir, can i ask you a question?“ sure, what up?
Front desk clerk (probably in highs school) asked me how to address envelopes. She had been tasked with sending out snail mail Christmas cards and had no idea how to address them.
Anecdotal but the last 3 girls I’ve dated 24 -28 – 27 couldn’t tell time on an analogue clock which was insane since their Apple Watches were set to analogue too. It’s something I’ve seen a lot in the 22-30 crowd also
But are they really stunned?
„Stunned“ doubt it.
The teachers know these parents aren’t teaching their kids shit. Just dropping them off, then when they pick them up- stuffing an iPad in their face to shut them up.
No better time or place to learn, then.
“We’ve stopped teaching them how to read analog clocks, and now they don’t know how to read analog clocks”
It should take 1 min of explanation, but I definitely understand not being able to quickly glance at it and understand immediately.
More like New York administrators are shocked teachers don’t have time to teach and babysit at the same time.
Yeah and I bet they wouldn’t know how to fill out a check either
If you never need a skill you’re not gonna develop it, and old clocks have increasingly become obsolete since the 70s made digital ones universally accessible and modern devices only cemented it
Why were people giving kids phones at such a young age that they can’t read a clock? That’s wild.
Parenting failure
Dont show them a dial with military time.
Just the „informed“ voter the pedofiles desire.
[Teaching your kid time](https://youtu.be/9o8QZA2gsjM)
I’m an old man and I didn’t need to know how to read a clock in school. We had digital watches. Mine was also a transformer.
i don’t think „stunned“ would the the right word. Ticked off? Teachers are well aware of kids shortcomings today.
It takes 5 minutes to teach. It’s not really an issue.
In NL they started putting out digital clocks at schools, for the same reason
Driving instructor: Ok, put the car in drive and then place your hands on the wheel at 10 and 2?
Student driver: I don’t see any numbers on the steering wheel.
Annual Medicare Wellness visits for those over 65 include drawing a clock with the hands pointing to 2:10 pm. Meanwhile, the doctor is wearing an Apple watch.
Why are they shocked?
Did you teach them to read the old clocks?
They also cant send telegraphs or faxes. Who cares
The other day we’re walking and there’s something cool to my left. My wife who’s Facing me, I say “3 o’clock” and she looked right – her three o clock.
Someone younger walking kindly said it’s actually around noon and didn’t break a stride. It hit me how that’s another small thing going away.
Are Apple Watches banned to?
How many people can tell time with a sundial.
They can barely read, period.
I do use a hand clock face for my smartwach. And a mechanical clock near my gaming PC. I don’t want to lose this skill and it’s easier to count how much time has passed or remains on a hand clock. But digital clocks are everywhere. Using them interchangeably is what it should be.