Nah let’s ditch the analog clocks and instead teach them sundials. That will really stretch their brains.
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Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Analogue clocks are a great example of kids having to understand a concept and apply it. And it’s simple enough that anyone can learn it.
I often see examples where children are required to memorize a set solution, instead of showing understanding and reaching the solutions themselves.
These clocks are somewhat dated, but removing them just feels like another symptom of a failing educational system.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Analog clocks are mechanical imitations of sun dials. Ever wondered why clockwise is the way it is? It’s because the sun moved that way (on the historically a bit more dominant northern hemisphere)
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
These clocks are somewhat dated, but removing them just feels like another symptom of a failing educational system.
Don’t worry because it’s a fake story.
Rezoie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
wait analog is outdated?? what do you mean?? What else do people wear on their wrist?? some dystopian world your living in
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Dated, not outdated. Or do I totally have the meaning of the word wrong?
Rezoie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
😭
Mickey7@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As our schools fail they simply change the parameters to cover up their failures
joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I remember getting a compliment more then once jn school. I was good t talong what i learned in once class and applying it to another
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Analog clocks are dated? Let’s get rid of books because we have kindles. Just something was invented a very long time ago doesn’t make it obsolete by any means. Or should we get rid of spoons or hammers? Those things are really somewhat dated.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Dated does not mean obsolete. But it’s hard to deny a digital clock is superior in almost every way.
Unlike the other examples you’re giving, I fail to see in what aspect an analog clock beats a digital one. Sure they have a certain charm, but functionally their just behind their digital counterpart.
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
People are gonna downvote you but I definitely agree. I see why the trend is concerning but I dont think we need to keep everything around just because that’s how it used to be. Some things are allowed to change. When the quartz watch was invented, mechanical watches had to find a new niche and luckily they did. Both are still valid but their roles changed and that’s okay.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
For my son, that has downsydrome, analogs clocks made sense for him because he could see the time passing or time remaining to the hour, but digital requires abstract number concepts he struggled with. 15 or 45 didn’t really mean anything to him sizewise, they are both 2 digit numbers. So he would struggle to grasp the time passing or time left… And making things worse we count 1-99 before the next unit but clocks are 1-59. How much time before 6 when it’s 5:47? Becomes a math equation, but a glance on the clock is readily apparent.
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Exactly. And that’s also true for young children. Reading digital clocks is exactly that… reading. It doesn’t mean you understand what it means or how to interpret it. Analog clocks however are a great tool at actually get a feeling for time.
I think the biggest issue judging by the comment section is that most Americans (at least it seems that way) are almost never exposed to analog clocks.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Yeah I keep an analog clock on the wall because it’s a more intuitive way to keep track of how long I’ve got to get ready to go out. I know where the angle of the minute hand will be when I have to be out the door, so it’s quicker to glance it it and know if I gotta pick up the pace or I got plenty of time or whatever.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Do you know how to read a sundial?
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I hope you are not serious. If the shadow (handle) is on two, it’s two o’clock. If it’s on three, it’s three o’clock. If it’s exactly between those two ticks it’s half past two. There isn’t even anything to learn (at least when they were invented). That’s exactly how the hour handle on a clock works.
(Note: Today it would be a bit more complicated if you want wall-clock-time because the sun dial always tells local solar time and if you want the time in your time zone you would have to adjust for DST and use the equation of time for some smaller corrections)
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So no, you don’t - you’ve forgotten to calibrate the sundial.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes. The same as analogue clock, genious 🙄
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have to say, I’m auite fond of my pneumatic hammer. When will my pneumatic silverware become a thing?
I just can’t be bothered to expend any energy while I’m eating! It’s supposed to give me energy, after all!
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
🤣 awesome. I’d love to see that. Reminds me of a video where a guy tried to eat corncob by mounting it on a drill. IIRC he lot some teeth doing that “stunt”.