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No, screw that whataboutism. When I went to school, I learned so much information that is virtually useless to most people, and not nearly enough skills and knowledge that would actually be helpful in daily life. I would like to see the situation improve for future generations.
Analogue clocks are everywhere and being able to read them is still important. Besides, if schools aren't even capable of teaching something so simple to students, I think that calls into question their ability to teach far more complex things.
Perhaps the fact that we pay them like 30 grand a year is a factor? That's how much my one bedroom apartment costs ๐ there's no money left over for food or loans or electricity or gas
Financial stress has been proven to make you dumber
Tell me about it. I feel dumber by the day!
It's because analog clocks are becoming obsolete. You can scream about the young peoples all you want but that's the reality.
I'm not screaming about the young people; I was "the young people" not that long ago. Not everyone who criticizes education is an out of touch boomer resisting every societal change.
Actually, analogue clocks have been obsoleted in almost every way by digital clocks for at least half a century, as digital wristwatches first hit the market in the 1970s. And yet, analogue clocks are still found everywhere. Classes, stores, train stations, homes, offices, not to mention the majority of wristwatches, still mostly use analogue clocks. In fact, excluding screens, I wouldn't be surprised if most people came across more analogue clocks than digital clocks on a daily basis. They're technologically obsolete, but haven't fallen out of use.
I have to have an analog clock within sight in the morning. When I first wake up I'm too tired and bleary eyed to think about numbers but I know what angle the minute hand will be at when I have leave to catch the bus to work. When you're familiar with an analog clock it's far more user friendly than looking at some numbers and have to do some math. Sure it's simple math, but first thing in the morning, I'd rather just glance at the minute hand and when I see the angle I just know.
So I don't think it's not going away despite it being obsolete, it's not going away because it's more user friendly. Sure there's a learning curve, but once you've gotten the hang of it, it's a more efficient way for a human to get a sense of time, which in many cases is more important than having a numerical representation of time.
Sorry I just assumed this was more boomer shitting on the youngins like usual so that's my bad.
It's alright, I totally understand. There's no shortage of those around, unfortunately.
We also need to teach them how to write in cursive so they can read the declaration of independence.
How is that whataboutism?
It's not that schools have become unable to teach kids to read analog clocks or kids have become unable to learn it. It's not that they can't it's that they don't
But speaking of whataboutism, your argument is literally "well what about all the useless stuff that I learned in school???"
How about they stop teaching useless stuff, and the first things they can throw out are cursive and analog clocks.