http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:05:02 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/24/102838.php#comment-350365 I don't share your concern over this product. I'm considering buying one of these for my child, but for a different use than standardized test practice. You see, young children have a different (arguably non-existent) sense of time from adults. They get distracted easily. So a product like this timer helps a young child to learn how to tell time, not only with an alarm at the end of the alloted span, but with lights during the countdown. I think it would be better to use this to help a child learn to get dressed in 5 minutes in the morning instead of 30. The alternative, too often, is a fight with a parent who is trying to get everyone ready for the day on time. 350365@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:05:02 EDT