School hallway. (Photo by Danny Fulgencio)
Those of us who attended high school before the dawn of a smart-phone-in-every-hand sometimes miss things that seem obvious to young Generation Y.
For instance, many of us just expect every clock in our lives to read a slightly different time of day. But as one Lake Highlands High School student points out, it doesn’t have to be that way, nor should it, especially when minutes (like those in between classes) count.
There is no reason, as one Lake Highlands High School student expresses, for the analog clocks at school to read something different from the time we see on our cell phones.
Said student notes that the clocks at LHHS are set “exactly one minute and thirty two seconds” earlier than smart-phone time. Her letter to Principal Miller about the issue is making the the Twitter rounds.
Based on the “likes” and retweets and declarations that the letter writer (who I won’t name since she has a private account) is “the MVP of the school,” this is a thing for many high schoolers.
“Mr. Miller: As our generation has transitioned from relying on wrist watches to the universal time on our phones, I can’t help but notice the inconsistency in the school clocks and the cellular time,” she begins. “The school clocks are exactly one minute and thirty two seconds earlier than the time I, as many, rely on to run my day.”
She goes on to say that this has become “not only an annoyance, but a legitimate grievance.”
As a person whose clock in her car is perpetually four minutes slow, who is annoyed but can never be bothered to fix things, I am impressed by the student’s initiative.
