Grandson’s birthday watch
Evening all,
My Grandson has his 7th birthday this Sunday. So I thought I would buy him a Mickey Mouse watch as a time teacher.
Great idea. not. !!!
Demographic, I live in a northern coastal town 2 hours north of the Sydney CBD Australia.
I searched every shop all jewellers, Myer, David Jones (dept stores) kMart, Target, Squiggles, JB Hi Fi. In the end all I could get was a Black Panther smart watch in the pic.
So the question I ask is do we teach time correctly or rely on digital devices and do children get taught how to tell the time.
Progress or regress.
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Craig
Appreciate the action of a fine Swiss movement.
Central Coast NSW, Australia
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I wish everyone could read an analog watch in a timely manner, but I experienced that it gets more and more rare. But from the two watches I think kids today at age seven can relate more with marvel. :-)
Have a look at this.
https://youtu.be/NIXSnEyvtzg?si=GNyZCrQAiVtonZON
I got my son this, brilliant and he had it down in a day. I also bought the clock. I bribed him I.e. every night I asked him to tell me the time 3 time. I.e. without warning I asked him the time. When he got is correct 5 days in a row he got a Lego set. Speak about being focused! Worked a treat. He now has a 7 watch collection hahaha
https://www.easyreadtimeteacher.com/buy/easy-read/waterproof-watch/
Managed to teach my son the layout of a clock pretty quickly. He knows on a blank clock face what number goes where. But explaining the time on an analogue clock was too much so I didn't force it. But I've quickly discovered that he can understand a digital clock much easier and that's a much easier method for explaining the concept of the hours and minutes. Then hopefully we can just put the 2 together when he's ready 🤞
Have a look at this.
https://youtu.be/NIXSnEyvtzg?si=GNyZCrQAiVtonZON
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I LOVE Dave Allen
If you actually stand back and think about the language we use it’s astounding that any kid manages to crack it haha. I got my son the teaching watch when he was six. 3-4 days he had it 80% after 2 weeks we was away. I got him this for his Xmas cracker pressie
Have a look at this.
https://youtu.be/NIXSnEyvtzg?si=GNyZCrQAiVtonZON
I've never really thought about how complicated we've made telling the time 😅 such a nonsensical hobby but we somehow love it anyway 🤷🏼♂️
My 14 year old son started out with my old Iwatch. This past X-mass I gave him his first analog. It was a DIY GMT. He’s hooked 😁. Now has a Seiko 5 Bruce Lee LE and a steam punk watch of some sort. I’ve been catching him eyeing my watch case LOL.
Have a look at this.
https://youtu.be/NIXSnEyvtzg?si=GNyZCrQAiVtonZON
Language & assumed knowledge is a gold mine for comedy.