Electronic clocks don't help kids learn "a quarter of an hour," and the proportions of an hour.  They all blink furiously when there is a power interruption.  However, they do serve as a night light of sorts!

Lyrics

The Funny Little Clock
 
In my room, there sits a little clock
That doesn't say tick and doesn't say tock
Can you imagine such a funny thing?
And what's even worse, the alarm doesn't ring
 
I took a look at my funny little clock
That doesn't say tick and doesn't say tock
Big red numbers and many secret powers
If you surprise it, it blinks at you for hours!
 
It's a super duper electronic clock
But it doesn't say tick and it doesn't say tock
It's got no face and it doesn't have a ring
And it's got no hands, what a poor little thing!
 
So if you get an electronic clock
That doesn't say tick and doesn't say tock
No ring, no face, no hands like mine
Don't be upset cause it still tells the time!