Anyone else remember that childhood game? One player gets to be Mr. Fox, and goes to the other end of the yard from the rest of the group. Mr. Fox stands with his back to everyone else. Then the group yells, “What time is it, Mr. Fox?” Mr. Fox answers with a time “on the hour” such as 1 o’clock, 5 o’clock or 10 o’clock. The group takes the same number of steps toward Mr. Fox–for 1 o’clock, they take one step, for 5 o’clock, they take five steps, and so on. When the group gets close to Mr. Fox and asks the time, he can answer “12 o’clock Midnight” and then Mr. Fox turns around and chases everyone back to the starting line. Whichever player he catches is Mr. Fox for the next round.

For kids, that’s about all they need to know about telling time. It’s all done for them, really. And now that almost every clock is digital, most kids have no idea how to tell time on an analog clock. The words “clockwise” and “counterclockwise” are on their way to being meaningless to anyone under 15.

I guess I’m a little old-fashioned. I still use an analog wristwatch; I’m just not fond of the digital variety. I like having a traditional watch with a second hand. My husband has a watch, but the battery has run down and he never wears it anyway. I’d go crazy without my watch! It makes me nuts when I am in his car, because the digital clock in the car is broken, so without the radio and my watch, I have no idea if I’m running late.

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