[JudyinCanada]

Have you ever witnessed a kid these days trying to tell time on a good old-fashioned clock? It’s painful. If it isn’t digital, they’re lost.

Their printing is atrocious, which is why their cursive is so difficult. They removed the instruction for proper printing years ago.

I tutored in reading, spelling, grammar and math for years - it was amusing to watch them print. So glad I home-schooled.

[Dr. Sivana]

Have you ever witnessed a kid these days trying to tell time on a good old-fashioned clock? It’s painful. If it isn’t digital, they’re lost.

I insisted on having analogue clocks in our home for our children's benefit for that reason. It isn't just for aesthetic reasons, either. An analogue clock demonstrates the continuity of time, rather than treating it as a series of monads. For many children, it is the first chance to really understand fractions. Try describing "Quarter of five" to a child that has only seen digital clocks. If he knows it, it is only because he memorized that :45 equals "quarter of" the next number, no real understanding. Inability to learn the analogue clock has also been linked with early diagnosis of genuine learning disabilities.