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CrispyQ

(41,184 posts)
4. Totally agree!
Mon Sep 5, 2016, 10:40 AM
Sep 2016

I couldn't believe it when a few years ago someone on this site said that a lot of schools don't teach civics anymore. What impacts your daily life more than government?

A little off topic, but I read a study several years ago about the difference in the ability to tell how much time has passed without looking at a clock, based on if the person could read a traditional face clock vs. people who can only read a digital clock. People who can read a face clock are much better at telling when 5 minutes has passed, 15 minutes, half an hour & an hour. The longer the time span was, the less accurate the digital clock readers were.

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True edhopper Sep 2016 #1
Yes Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2016 #2
Im GWC58 Sep 2016 #6
Especially critical thinking skills! GreenEyedLefty Sep 2016 #3
Totally agree! CrispyQ Sep 2016 #4
How does any student of average intellegence Quantess Sep 2016 #5
My so GWC58 Sep 2016 #7
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