There are actually people who really benefit from analog clocks. Analog clocks are very visual and make it possible to ‘envision’ a block of time passing or approaching.
For example, for certain people with autism or ADHD, an analog clock with color coded segments can be helpful for planning things at certain times. I.e ‘breakfast is the green block’, ‘dinner time is the orange block’, ‘bedtime is the red block’. That’s a much more ‘physical’ way of telling time than an abstract ‘20.30’ of a digital clock.
Analog clocks aren’t worse or outdated. They’re a different way to achieve the same thing. Just because you can type on a keyboard, you’ll still want to be able to write with a pen, right? Same idea. It’s still a valuable basic skill to have.
There are actually people who really benefit from analog clocks. Analog clocks are very visual and make it possible to ‘envision’ a block of time passing or approaching.
For example, for certain people with autism or ADHD, an analog clock with color coded segments can be helpful for planning things at certain times. I.e ‘breakfast is the green block’, ‘dinner time is the orange block’, ‘bedtime is the red block’. That’s a much more ‘physical’ way of telling time than an abstract ‘20.30’ of a digital clock.
Analog clocks aren’t worse or outdated. They’re a different way to achieve the same thing. Just because you can type on a keyboard, you’ll still want to be able to write with a pen, right? Same idea. It’s still a valuable basic skill to have.
This is a very good point, thank you for sharing.
Just wanted to say I hate writing by hand. I’m terribly untidy and slow with a pen.