At least 31 states and the District of Columbia restrict cell phones in schools
New York City teachers say the state’s recently implemented cell phone ban in schools has showed that numerous students no longer know how to tell time on an old-fashioned clock.
“That’s a major skill that they’re not used to at all,” Tiana Millen, an assistant principal at Cardozo High School in Queens, told Gothamist of what she’s noticed after the ban, which went into effect in September.
Students in the city’s school system are meant to learn basic time-telling skills in the first and second grade, according to officials, though it appears children have fallen out of practice doing so in an increasingly digital world.
I just noticed that I don’t have any analog clocks in my house. But I think I would like one.
As atropa says, make sure it specifies that it’s a noiseless clock. Many of them don’t say if they are on the package, so better to order one online that specifies it’s “noiseless” in the description.
It makes noise , day and night ,tic tac tic tac
and it is worse for dogs. the quartz clock has a ring to it, calibrated so it is just beyond human hearing, but not for dogs. they likely hear every device with a quartz clock
Good warning. Analog clocks that make noise drive me nuts. Search for “noiseless analog clock” and be sure it says that in the description before buying.