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Granting that not everyone learns to "tell time" these days The kids across the street, now 13 and 9, have no idea or have to translate when they ask the time
by mikestew 6y ago
Granting that not everyone learns to "tell time" these days
The kids across the street, now 13 and 9, have no idea or have to translate when they ask the time and I tell them it's "ten 'til eleven" or summat. I'm not 100% sure they can read an analog dial without giving it some thought. Smart kids, too, I just don't think there are a lot of analog clocks in their life. The only analog clock in my life is the watch face on my Apple Watch, and I often debate going digital full-time on that one.
In a similar vein, I'm approaching retirement and I can't fully write cursive anymore, and what little is left is sloooow.
- drewzero1 6y agoI played around with a lot of digital and verbal clock faces when I got my smart watch, but keep coming back to an analog face because it really helps me visualize how time is passing, or how much time I have before I have to do something. I'm not great at math, so maybe it's easier for me to process the change in angle of the minute hand instead of adding or subtracting from a number. Now that you mention it, there aren't many analog clocks in my house anymore. My grandfather clock needs a spring replaced so it stands still until I can get around to doing that (again), and I don't bother winding my cuckoo clock most days. The rest are mostly watches I don't wear unless my smart watch is charging or too delicate for whatever I'm doing.