Ticked Off Vic: Why can't young people read clocks?

Overview

“Ticked Off Vic” argues that school systems are removing analog clocks (with hour/minute/second hands) because they believe young people can’t read them. He presents this as a frustrating failure of education: if kids can supposedly learn complex tools like phones and computers, they should also be able to learn how to read a standard clock.

Key Points

• Rejecting the assumption about children: He challenges the idea that children can’t be taught. Instead, he argues that humans must be taught basic skills rather than assumed to naturally know them.

• Teaching vs. quick fixes (analogy): He uses an analogy about education versus convenience—suggesting that learning how to do something (e.g., reading a clock) is better than relying on a fast, readily available solution (e.g., digital time).

• Main critique: Overall, he frames the removal of analog clocks not as an accommodation to students, but as an inappropriate concession that avoids teaching essential literacy skills.

Presenter/Contributor

• Ticked Off Vic (Vic)