cazalea
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I've read the book
and agree with most of your observations, though I might propose that increasingly
"under 20's can't / don't / won't read an analog watch"
Sadly -- at my wife's elementary school they took out analog clocks (with hands) and replaced them with digital displays.
In my last working job as a publisher of math textbooks we were asked to add in so many politically-correct subjects that something had to give. Educators/Customers suggested taking out teaching students to read analog time (not necessary anymore) and Roman numerals (archaic; don't need them exc for SuperBowl Sunday and Movie Credit Copyright dates). Neither is mentioned in standardized achievement tests.
One of many downsides to that is when the teacher says meet on the field at "A quarter to three" the kids have no idea what she's talking about.
Cazalea
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I've read the book
and agree with most of your observations, though I might propose that increasingly "under 20's can't / don't / won't read an analog watch" Sadly -- at my wife's elementary school they took out analog clocks (with hands) and replaced them with digital disp...
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After reading your post I downloaded the book and read. Interesting reading and a very nice combination of watches, time keeping, politics, astronomy, history and navigation. Especially I used to be a pillow t who still had to learn the old fashioned manu...