Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by modeless on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:13PM
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My kids are spending hours of class time in school learning Roman numerals. The correct amount of education about Roman numerals is a short form video of math trivia when you're 23. Zero classroom time should be wasted on an inferior system of numerals.
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Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by UtopiaPunk on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:17PM
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How would one possibly hope to keep the Final Fantasy series straight without knowing Roman numerals?? It's already challenging knowing them
Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by gumby271 on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:20PM
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And how would they participate in America's annual roman numeral challenge, The Super Bowl!
Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by Animats on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:27PM
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When the count hit 50, it was felt by the NFL branding people that "Super Bowl L" would be too confusing. So it was just called "Super Bowl 50".
Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by gs17 on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:27PM
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I wonder if that's the modern equivalent to the Simpsons' "Rocky V plus Rocky II" joke.
Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by modeless on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:19PM
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Just refer to this handy guide: https://youtu.be/8o1ieehttdA Oh wait that's Kingdom Hearts. Same difference.
Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by amitav1 on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:26PM
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This is why God created ChatGPT.
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Re:NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
by kibwen on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:32PM
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Learning to read Roman numerals is secretly an exercise in mental arithmetic. You're summing numbers in your head as you go, and occasionally you'll need to keep that sum off to the side while you subtract a second number from a third. So rather than viewing it as time wasted on learning an obsolete numeral system, instead consider it as a different way to frame a math exercise.