"There have been many changes since people our age (i.e., millennials and Gen X) were in school. Cursive, long division, and writing essays by hand are a thing of yesteryear, but should reading an analog clock also be on this list? Some people are wondering if children are still taught how to read an analog clock after a Duke professor's video went viral. Yes, you read that right: Duke students cannot read a normal clock."
"In the video, Dinin wagers a bet with his students. If they can tell the time on the clock within three seconds, they'll get five bonus points added to their grades. First, Dinin sets the time to around 9:56. The first student's guess? "11:40?" she answers with zero confidence. Next, Dinin sets the time to around 1:16. The next student guesses wrong before time runs out."
A Duke entrepreneurship professor tested students' ability to read an analog clock by setting times and offering five bonus grade points for a correct answer within three seconds. Numerous students misread the clock hands and provided incorrect times, while a few students answered correctly. Wrong responses included confident but incorrect guesses and admissions of confusion about which hand indicated hours versus minutes. The experiment prompted mixed online reactions, with some viewers calling the situation tragic and others treating it as humorous, and it raised questions about whether analog clock reading remains a taught or necessary skill.
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