The fact that US children doesn't know how to read clocks doesn't surprise me, but what about other countries?
Is reading a clock taught to students in India, Japan, China, Chile?
Is reading a clock taught to students in India, Japan, China, Chile?
Do you really see that? If a numberless analogue clock turned up in a society that had the same time system but had only ever used digital clocks, how long would it take to figure out how to read it? I'm fairly confident a logical person would figure it out in far less than an hour, and for you to relearn it: about 2 minutes. Once you perceive the movement of one hand you're there. For kids, learning the clock is also learning about time, numbers and fractions, so I'm assuming you won't also forget those things.
Analog wall clocks are fairly common in most Indian households.