And time needs space although not as much as space needs time. Even though the analog clock “moves time” through a single plane or two dimensions, at least time is moving through space at some level. I don’t know if it’s necessary to learn to read an analog clock but I definitely think it is good for the brain and even better for the mind. But isn’t that a reason to stop teaching it, rather than continue?īarb, my favorite non-conformist, wrote a response that combines emotion, pedagogy, and philosophy: They pointed out that all anybody seems to write in cursive anymore is their signature. Philosophically, several people compared learning analog time to learning cursive writing, another skill that’s about as common these days as an 8-track stereo. Even our little kids who don’t yet have the concept of numerals can understand that “when the big hand is on this red line it’s time to line up. Analog clocks are great for teaching time management, concepts including the passage of time, how much time we have left to complete something, etc. …I believe that the analog clock can provide a vivid representation of time that digital clocks cannot. Miriam added that learning analog clocks helps visual learners: Other pedagogic arguments included the value of using an analog clock as a concrete example of math skills. (I wonder why they’re not frustrated that our facilities are stuck in the 20th Century or that half of the clocks don’t work anyway.) One bridged the emotional – pedagogic divide by expressing the frustration of teaching a skill that first or second graders are not developmentally ready for. Emotionally, many were dismayed at the loss of this skill, one was even “appalled.” Many teachers were frustrated because the clocks on our classroom walls are analog, so kids need to know analog time. Our opinions, and those of outside friends who have joined the discussion, crossed emotional, pedagogic, and philosophical lines. But he adds that people don’t wear analog watches so much, and analog clocks’ days are numbered. On one hand, Steve was for it because analog clocks are still prevalent so it’s still a relevant life skill.
ANALOG CLOCK FOR KIDS HOW TO
On Friday, my colleague Steve Andre wrote in a staff wide email that he was considering teaching how to tell time on an analog clock to his seventh grade computer students because they can’t read the one on his wall when they sign out with a pass.
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