Time’s Up!

There’s a teacher at Dedham High School near Boston who covers her classroom clock with paper. The problem? Since the school silenced its school bells last year, some students have become compulsive clock-watchers, counting the seconds until they can catch up between classes. Still, more and more schools are joining the silent bandwagon, with the goal of teaching real-world skills to students. (After all, bells don’t ring in most workplaces!)