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Let me put it this way: if someone is not disabled and still unable or too lazy to understand the clock, they shouldn’t be in the exam room in the first place.

This is not a “discrimination” - most exams are for the people with a some level of the IQ, certainly above the level of a radiator. Or a stool.

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Karl@literature.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

unable or too lazy to understand the clock, They can understand the clock? Just not the analog clock. Why should they anyways? It’s not like that’s the only way to tell time and since reading analog clocks is an unrelated skill why do u think they’re not fit to write exams? It has nothing to do with IQ, it’s just that analog clocks aren’t as common as they used to be. Hence, they’re less used to them than previous generations. They probably can learn to read them if they wanted to, but they just don’t bother, since they don’t really need it these days

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- FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  Just not the analog clock. Why should they anyways?
  
  Because it is is widely used?
  
  Why should they learn alphabet in the first place? Why should they learn numbers?
  
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  - Karl@literature.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It’s not really widely used anymore.
    
    Alphabets can’t be replaced by something easier and more convenient. But clocks can be
    
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    FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    It’s not really widely used anymore.
    
    Absolute and utter rubbish. Now go to the first high street shop with watches and try again.
    
    But clocks can be
    
    Your point is?
    
    Maps can be easy replace with a GPS. Ability to read maps is still (and should be) on the curriculum.
    
    Calculator has replaced the need to add, multiply and divide, yet we still ask children to learn these skills.
    
    Go figure 🙄
    
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