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UK schools removing analog clocks
Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:12am

U.K. schools getting rid of analog clocks because teens "cannot tell time"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-schools-getting-rid-of-analog-clocks-because-teens-cannot-tell-time/

What has two hands and a face but no arms and legs? A clock, of course! Some kids won't understand that joke because the only clocks they know how to use have digital numbers.

A teachers union in the U.K. says not only are teenagers more used to digital clocks these days, some don't even know how to read analog clocks, The Telegraph reports.

"The current generation aren't as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations," Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders, told the newspaper.

As high-school-age students in the U.K. prepare for their major standardized tests, the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A-level exams, schools are working to make the process easier for them. Exam rooms used to have analog clocks, but as test day draws near, those will be replaced with digital clocks so students can keep track of their time.

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Re: UK schools removing analog clocks
Reply #1 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:23am

Dear God! That’s absolutely terrible!

Closer to home though Freediver guess what QLD Premier has come up with? A 4 day school week for public school students 😩😔🥺

I’m absolutely disgusted. More parents will wake up and realise they’ll have to get their kids out of public schools and into private schools despite the cost issues involved. Only those who can’t afford to send their kids to a private school will be stuck with a child going to school only 4 days a week.

Labor - looking out for all families/children? Of course not! And only a blithering idiot would even believe that Labor (at either State OR Federal level) is looking out for the poor/disadvantaged. The truth is this : They couldn’t give a toss!

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 138047 Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #2 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 9:41am The students still use an abacus though, don't they?
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Re: UK schools removing analog clocks
Reply #3 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 9:44am

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:23am:

Dear God! That’s absolutely terrible!

Closer to home though Freediver guess what QLD Premier has come up with? A 4 day school week for public school students 😩😔🥺

I’m absolutely disgusted. More parents will wake up and realise they’ll have to get their kids out of public schools and into private schools despite the cost issues involved. Only those who can’t afford to send their kids to a private school will be stuck with a child going to school only 4 days a week.

Labor - looking out for all families/children? Of course not! And only a blithering idiot would even believe that Labor (at either State OR Federal level) is looking out for the poor/disadvantaged. The truth is this : They couldn’t give a toss!

The 4 day week should have been standard years ago.

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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11653 armidale Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #4 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 9:57am Give a kid a dial phone and they'd be speechless. Or crank handle to the operator.
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #5 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 1:44pm freediver wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:12am: U.K. schools getting rid of analogue clocks because teens "cannot tell time" Apparently not. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schools-removing-analog-clocks/
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 47489 Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #6 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 4:12pm What is wrong with sundials? Still work, don’t they?
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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11653 armidale Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #7 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 4:48pm The largest sundial is Piazza del Popolo (Italy), (apart from Trump Tower). Donald's time ran out a couple of years back.
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Re: UK schools removing analog clocks
Reply #8 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 5:31pm

freediver wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:12am:

U.K. schools getting rid of analog clocks because teens "cannot tell time"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-schools-getting-rid-of-analog-clocks-because-teens-cannot-tell-time/

What has two hands and a face but no arms and legs? A clock, of course! Some kids won't understand that joke because the only clocks they know how to use have digital numbers.

A teachers union in the U.K. says not only are teenagers more used to digital clocks these days, some don't even know how to read analog clocks, The Telegraph reports.

"The current generation aren't as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations," Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders, told the newspaper.

The irony is completely lost on the stupid bastards. What kind of teachers do teens have if they can't even tell the time looking at a church steeple???

What ARE they "teaching" them?

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Re: UK schools removing analog clocks
Reply #9 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:48pm

Frank wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 5:31pm:

freediver wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 8:12am:

U.K. schools getting rid of analog clocks because teens "cannot tell time"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-schools-getting-rid-of-analog-clocks-because-teens-cannot-tell-time/

What has two hands and a face but no arms and legs? A clock, of course! Some kids won't understand that joke because the only clocks they know how to use have digital numbers.

A teachers union in the U.K. says not only are teenagers more used to digital clocks these days, some don't even know how to read analog clocks, The Telegraph reports.

"The current generation aren't as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations," Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders, told the newspaper.

The irony is completely lost on the stupid bastards. What kind of teachers do teens have if they can't even tell the time looking at a church steeple???

What ARE they "teaching" them?

Can you use an abacus?

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20634 Gordon Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #10 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:51pm Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 4:12pm: What is wrong with sundials? Still work, don’t they? You came to this thread because you misread clock as cock. Didn't ya, ya old poofta?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 138047 Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #11 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:53pm Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 4:12pm: What is wrong with sundials? Still work, don’t they? Don't tell me they don't have sundials in schools anymore. What's the world coming to? The school bus is still a horse and buggy though, isn't it?
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 105568 Melbourne Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #12 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:56pm It's true - I have met kids who couldn't tell the time on an analog clock or watch. Even some as old as 16. I wonder if John Smith can tell the time? He left school when he was only 15.
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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11653 armidale Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #13 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:57pm How much is five crowns take away a sovereign, florin, four pence and six farthings?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 138047 Gender:	Re: UK schools removing analog clocks Reply #14 - Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:59pm Bobby. wrote on Nov 10^th, 2023 at 6:56pm: It's true - I have met kids who couldn't tell the time on an analog clock or watch. Even some as old as 16. Did you use an abacus in school, or a calculator?
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