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March 10, 2026
Analog clocks being removed from schools because young people don't know how to use them: And THIS particularly worries teachers in Serbia
Recently, news echoed in the media that in some schools in the United Kingdom, analog clocks have been replaced with digital ones, due to the shocking realization that new generations do not know how to read an analog clock at all. Judging by the words of the president of the Forum of Secondary Vocational Schools, Milorad Antić, the situation in Serbia is no brighter, as students here not only, as he points out to Telegraf.rs, do not know how to read a clock, but also have problems with other tasks that were a "piece of cake" for previous generations.
TL;DR
- Students in Serbia, similar to the UK, are unable to read analog clocks.
- The issue extends to other basic skills like tying shoelaces and distinguishing left from right.
- Some high school students struggle to differentiate between Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.
- Excessive use of smartphones and a lack of focus on practical skills are cited as primary reasons.
- Teachers and educators are urged to pay more attention to teaching fundamental life skills.
- Basic arithmetic skills, even simple addition and subtraction up to 10, are also becoming problematic for some students.
- Antić suggests that children should master these skills by the age of five, before starting primary school.
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