this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2024
786 points (91.5% liked)

Memes

52064 readers
1290 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 
(page 4) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Analog clocks are like cursive, there isn't any real world benefit so it seems like we should spend that effort on one of the many other things that schools could teach.

load more comments (5 replies)
[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Anyone who wants to understand how to read an analog clock can learn it in two minutes, it's not like you need to be taught in school. edit to add: My brother recently told me that he was at the library and his friend's teenage daughter looked at the analog clock and said indignantly "I can't read that!" So apparently it is true that people aren't learning simple skills like this.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are all public clocks in the US digital clocks? Off the top of my head, I can tell you 4 locations within walking distance that have analog clocks, one of them being the train station.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (4 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›