Neil Postman, in his 1980s classic, comments that educators rarely address the "philosophy of clocks" or the concept of "moment-to-moment." Time is a broad concept with diverse cultural manifestations. The current Western paradigm is a departure from centuries of human practice. Is the job well done when little Chris can accurately read the face of a clock? This book suggests as much, though I'm inclined to think that "telling time" is just an intro to the lesson.
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