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C-Posted on December 12th, 2018
R-This does relate to the topic by giving some counterarguments to add to the conversation.
A-The site is named Americantime.com, with no specific author noted
A-The info comes from multiple places, schools, students, brain studies, and more.
P-The purpose is to counterclaim my points.
https://blog.american-time.com/school/analog-clocks

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Anyone paying attention to changes in schools over the years will notice how evolving technology has altered the ways students learn. For example, iPads have replaced textbooks, digital whiteboards have replaced chalkboards, even the classroom itself has been replaced to a degree, with students able to take classes remotely over the internet. The question begs to be asked. Are analog clocks the next to go?

A Vanishing Skill?

Across the Atlantic, some British schools have taken note of that development, replacing analog clocks with the digital variety, according to the Washington Post, which notes that the same time-telling handicap applies to many American students, too. That's what an Oklahoma City survey concluded, finding that just one in five students ages 6-12 could read an analog clock.

An Unnecessary Stressor?

A Foundational Skill?

Those who want to hold on to the analog tradition say that learning to read the format is part of a basic level of education. In support of that argument, the Common Core curriculum that guides what is taught in American schools still includes analog time-telling as a standard lesson.

Use it or Lose it?

The argument for learning to read analog clocks might also be compared to the value of knowing long division or memorizing phone numbers. After all, the old saying persists today: "Use it or lose it."

Physical exercise could be seen as another valid analogy. Daily life doesn't require that we expend as much physical energy as it used to, but no one's arguing against the value of a good sweat once in a while. Perhaps, then, we need to intentionally engage in certain mental exercises - making computations that we don't actually need to do - for overall cognitive health.

Of course, at American Time, we value the skill of reading analog clocks and believe it will continue to be a necessary and important skill to know in the future. However, we do understand that digital clocks are simply better suited for some purposes. We're interested to see which direction this argument leads us here in the U.S.

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Is Teaching Students to Read Analog Clocks Still Relevant in Schools?

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Anyone paying attention to changes in schools over the years will notice how evolving technology has altered the ways students learn. For example, iPads have replaced textbooks, digital whiteboards have replaced chalkboards, even the classroom itself has been replaced to a degree, with students able to take classes remotely over the internet.

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C-There's no source to when it was posted, but the information provided is still good and credible.
R-This does relate to my topic (current state of analog clocks)
A-The author is Jennie Ito, Who has a Ph.D
A-The info comes from student's reactions
P-The purpose is to show that even though these clocks are going out of style, they still have purposes.
https://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/learning-path/discussions/is-it-important-for-my-child-to-learn-analog-time

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Knowing how to tell time is an important skill. There is a lot of debate over whether children need to learn analog time, especially since mobile phones have taken the place of analog watches for many people. While there may be few instances in which children have to rely on being able to read an analog clock, analog clocks help children understand the passage of time because they have hands that are consistently moving. Analog clocks also show time in multiples of five, which is not as transparent with digital clocks. There are a number of fun games to help children learn how to read both analog and digital time. One of my favorites is Eeboo's Time Telling Game (www.eeboo.com). ThinkFun also has a time-telling version of Zingo that helps children learn to read the hour and minute hands on an analog clock and then make the transition to reading digital time (www.thinkfun.com).

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Is it really important for my child to learn analog time?

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Knowing how to tell time is an important skill. There is a lot of debate over whether children need to learn analog time, especially since mobile phones have taken the place of analog watches for many people.

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C-This was uploaded in may of 2019 with relevant info that doesn't need to be updated.
R-it related to the fact that being able to read these clocks would make this video basically obsolete
A-Pro talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel.
A-The info comes from the subject's answers.
P-It's posted to show that lot's of people cant read analog clocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvLKbhXqEKw

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C-This was posted last month, so the info is very current.
R-It does relate to the question and gives a new point to my argument.
A- Author is Nicole Dieker, journalist
A- The info is supported by how the brain reacts to analog over digital clocks.
P-Purpose is to show that analog can still be useful in current
https://lifehacker.com/your-workspace-needs-an-analog-clock-1841020448

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If you're struggling with time management at work, you might benefit from a clearly visible analog clock.

Why? Because although digital clocks are very good at telling us what time it is, they are less good at illustrating how much time has passed-and that can be an issue for people who have trouble pacing their work throughout the day or hitting mid-day deadlines.

recently shared a list of expert tips to help you improve your workspace, and quoted Susie Hayman, president of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, on the benefits of an analog clock:

"An analog clock helps with time management, because you can actually 'see' the time pass," she says.

Lifehacker readers may remember that we've written about this very benefit before, in a post on why children still need analog clocks. As Lifehacker's Michelle Woo explained:

With an analog clock (particularly one with a second hand), kids can visualize the passage of time as it happens, making them more aware of this moment relative to the past and future. It can give them a feel for how long it takes to complete certain tasks-say, washing the dishes or writing a book report-and plan accordingly. Seeing time as a one-hour pie can also help them break down projects into smaller tasks more intuitively.

Of course, we often forget that adults can get the same benefits from analog timepieces. Watching the minutes pass makes us more aware of how much time has gone by since we started a task, as well as how much time is left-and might help us learn how to break down our projects into smaller tasks, too.

There's one more benefit to the analog timepiece, and that's its ability to ward off "top of the hour" procrastination. We've all done the thing where we look at a digital clock, note that the time is (for example) 1:43 p.m., and tell ourselves that we'll start our next task at 2.

And sure, maybe we really do need a break, but we're also telling ourselves that there isn't enough time between 1:43 and 2:00 to get anything done-even though an analog clock would reveal that we had more than a quarter of an hour. That's enough time to clean out an email inbox, file a stack of papers, or get seventeen minutes into your next big project.

So if you don't have an analog clock at your desk or workspace, it might be time (pun intended) to get one. Yes, clockwatching can make the day drag by, but it can also reveal just how much time you really have-and help you spend it wisely.

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If you're struggling with time management at work, you might benefit from a clearly visible analog clock. Why? Because although digital clocks are very good at telling us what time it is, they are less good at illustrating how much time has passed-and that can be an issue for people who have trouble pacing their work throughout the day or hitting mid-day deadlines.

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R-It shows that there's a decline in analog clocks.
A-it's art from the internet on google images.
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P-This is meant to show that analog clocks are dying.

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R-The image serves to show there's still a lot of analog clocks out there even if their usage is stifling.
A-This is a stock image. No URL needed.
A-N/A
P-The purpose is to show that analog clocks, even with their lessening usage, are still in no way down in stock.

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C-Posted on April 2nd, 2019
R-The info does relate to the topic because it gives an example of analog clocks actually being removed in place of something else.
A-The author is Paul Bois, Dailywire.com
A-The info  stems from the school's themselves and staff.
P-The purpose is to show that almost a whole region has removes these clocks, and think they're actually harmful for education.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-joke-british-schools-removing-analog-clocks-paul-bois

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The clocks aren't broken, the kids just can't read them, and that's just not right, not even twice a day.

Apparently, younger generations in Britain have been spending so much time on their digital devices that they can no longer tell time on analog clocks, reports Inspire To Change. So, rather than educate kids to properly read an analog clock, schools have elected to remove the clocks entirely from exam halls.

"In the UK, many educators are phasing out analog clocks in favor of digital ones," reports the outlet. "Students taking the GCSE and A-level exams were complaining that they couldn't read the time. In order to make everything 'as easy and straightforward as possible,' they are making the switch to digital time reading."

Not only that, the clock removals are happening in northwest London at schools like Ruislip High School, a city known for its gargantuan clock. Stephanie Keenan, Head of English at the high school, said teachers are "removing analog clocks from examination halls because teenagers are unable to tell the time."

Since students are under strict time limits during aptitude examinations, analog clocks will be swapped in favor of digital ones. Often the students will interrupt the test to ask the proctor how much time is left. The digital clocks will not only allow the students to keep track, they will lead to less interruptions.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders, simply said that the new generation cannot read a traditional clock due to the presence of digital technology. "The current generation isn't as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations," he told The Telegraph in 2018. "They are used to seeing a digital representation of time on their phone, on their computer. Nearly everything they've got is digital so youngsters are just exposed to time being given digitally everywhere."

Trobe added that teachers want the kids to feel as relaxed as possible during their exams without interruption.

"You don't want them to put their hand up to ask how much time is left," he said. "Schools will inevitably be doing their best to make young children feel as relaxed as they can be. There is actually a big advantage in using digital clocks in exam rooms because it is much less easy to mistake a time on a digital clock when you are working against time."

To put it more bluntly, that means students taking tests to measure their intelligence cannot so much as perform the basic task of reading a piece of technology that has existed for several centuries ... And. The. Schools. Are. Enabling. This.

Sally Payne, a pediatric doctor, told The Telegraph that excessive use of digital technology is making it difficult for students to so much as hold a pencil.

"To be able to grip a pencil and move it, you need strong control of the fine muscles in your fingers. Children need lots of opportunity to develop those skills," she said. "It's easier to give a child an iPad than encouraging them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. Because of this, they're not developing the underlying foundation skills they need to grip and hold a pencil."

This tyke-tock illiteracy extends beyond the shores of Britain and into the United States where teachers have also suggested that analog clocks be swapped for digital ones. School curriculums, however, have not dropped the ball.

"In 2014, an Arizona teacher suggested that it may be time to retire the analog clock," said the Inspire To Change report. "However, currently United States schools are still keeping analog clocks. Learning to read the hands of a clock is part of the core curriculum in many schools."

Carol Burris, executive director of the advocacy Network for Public Education, told USA Today that children benefit tremendously by learning analog time due to the mathematics involved. "The skills that you need to read an analog clock are skills that kids when they're young begin to learn," she told the outlet. "There's a lot of very complex mathematical manipulations that are involved in being able to tell time with an analog clock. It takes some of the math skills students are learning and gives them an important real world context."

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British Schools Removing Analog Clocks From Exam Halls Because Kids Can't Read Them

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The clocks aren't broken, the kids just can't read them, and that's just not right, not even twice a day. Apparently, younger generations in Britain have been spending so much time on their digital devices that they can no longer tell time on analog clocks, reports Inspire To Change.

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C-This article was posted on June 11th, 2019
R-It relates to the topic about clocks in the new age.
A-The site is named Lifehackers, with no author noted.
A- The info comes from certain studies, and how kids and some adults will react to analog clocks
P-The purpose is to show basically every argument backing up analog clocks in a concise article.
https://offspring.lifehacker.com/why-kids-still-need-analog-clocks-1835389062

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Just because 'there's an app for that' doesn't mean you have to use it. This week we're going analog, reminding ourselves that we can live-and live Analog Week Analog Week well -without smartphones, and seeing what's worth preserving from the time before we were all plugged in 24/7.

Last year, in an unscientific exercise, Jimmy Kimmel's team showed some kids a traditional clock and asked if they could read the time on it. It did not go so well.

Yes, kids do still learn how to tell time in school, but we can guess that many of them are losing exposure to analog clocks outside of the classroom. Thinking about it now, the only clock that my six-year-old can see in our home is on the digital display of our microwave. It hasn't even occurred to me to hang up another one-my husband and I always have our watches or phones on us.

But time management specialists say that analog clocks can teach kids something that digital clocks can't, and that is that time moves. Academic coach Leslie Josel often gives parents this advice: Hang an analog clock in every room your children spend time in, including the bathroom. (If you have a teen, definitely put one in the bathroom, she suggests.)

"The problem with digital is that it only gives you one time-the present," Josel says in her video series. "You can't see what came before it or how much time you have left."

With an analog clock (particularly one with a second hand), kids can visualize the passage of time as it happens, making them more aware of this moment relative to the past and future. It can give them a feel for how long it takes to complete certain tasks-say, washing the dishes or writing a book report-and plan accordingly. Seeing time as a one-hour pie can also help them break down projects into smaller tasks more intuitively.

As for the type of analog clock you should display, keep it simple. Choose one that's big and easy to read. (Think about the one you stared at every day in sixth-period high school economics-it got the job done.) After hanging the clocks throughout your home, talk to your kids about time, and do it often. Ask them questions like: "If we have to be there at two and it takes us 15 minutes to get there, what time should we be out the door?" Eventually, they'll no longer require your prompting.

The more your kids "see" time, the better they'll be able to move with it. And that's a skill they'll always need, no matter what new digital devices they'll have in the future.

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Just because 'there's an app for that' doesn't mean you have to use it. This week we're going analog, reminding ourselves that we can live-and live Analog Week Analog Week well -without smartphones, and seeing what's worth preserving from the time before we were all plugged in 24/7.

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C-It's been posted within the last few years.
R-The stress of the woman is referencing the students who get stressed out by analog clocks.
A-It's a stock image.
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P-The purpose is to show how analog clocks are stressing out students

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C- It's just an image of a woman looking at an analog clock. Nothing makes it less relevant now.
R-The image is related because it shows how someone uses an analog clock.
A-It's a stock image so the URL is not needed
A-The info comes from people looking at clocks regularly
P- The purpose is to show a woman using a watch. It's factual and unbiased.

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R-It relevant because he can't read it.
A-It's a stock image. no URL needed
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P- This is to represent how a lot of people struggle with analog clocks in the modern day.

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C-The video was uploaded in May, 2018 with relevant and functional links.
R-It's relevant because she goes into her reasons why analog clocks should stay.
A-She's a youtuber who makes content about teaching
A-She references recent UK articles
P-The purpose is to defend analog clocks and show how others also agree with my sentiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6yE_7-blUU

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Teaching Kids to Tell Time Using An Analog Clock