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Study: 4-in-5 Oklahoma City Students Can’t Read Clocks
By Lorne Fultonberg
OKLAHOMA CITY - They may miss that hour of sleep, but as we turn our clocks ahead, chances are kids won't be chang- ing their watches.
That's because the vast majority don't have a watch.
A new study shows that only 1-in-10 Oklahoma City kids ages 6-12 own a watch. And only 1-in- 5 know how to read it.
"Yeah, I was super surprised," said Caitlin Carnes, who works for the Boys & Girls Club at Santa Fe South Elementary. "When I was growing up that was something that we learned. I don't know if that makes me old or not."
Instead Friday, Carnes worked to teach kids in the after-school program how to read analog clocks, something even the kids will admit they struggle with.
"I think the exposure to technology, every- one's so used to seeing digital," Carnes said. "They all have cell phones and tablets so they don't have to look at a clock very often that's analog."
Children rotated through three sta- tions in the gym, making their own clocks, solving time problems and read- ing analog clocks.
In a school that has a majority Latino population, telling time is an especially
critical skill, Carnes said, particularly when other cultures use 24-hour or "mili- tary" time systems.
"I think being able to give them that expe- rience in English is going to help them in school," Carnes said. "It's going to help them with math, it's help they don't always get at home."
The Boys & Girls Clubs partnered with DiscountWatchStore. com to give each participant a special, time-teaching analog watch once the spe- cial session ended.
More than 150 stu- dents took the time- telling survey, which featured 15 ques- tions. Only 31 stu- dents passed. Only 15 earned perfect scores.
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