[USMA:14712] Re: Fw: use of British units by Maporama

Han, Consider asking them this -- 1. The American and British whiners are going to come to France, find road signs in metric only, and likely rent a car with km only on the odometer. If so -- then what good are "yards" and "miles" going to do them when they are trying to determine road

[USMA:14713] ruler for school

My nephew, age 7, will be starting 2nd grade in the suburbs of Chicago. On his list of necessary school supplies was the following item: 12 inch ruler (Ruler MUST also have metric markings.) Looks like they're trying to introduce it early. Stephen Gallagher

[USMA:14714] RE: ruler for school

I had a little fun with my elementary school's supply list. You can see it at http://www.howard.k12.md.us/fres, click 'School Supplies List'. It originally contained no SI, except the vague reference to 'rulers with metric markings' as Stephan notes below. I also corrected some out-and-out,

[USMA:14715] RE: ruler for school

The speed of the movement is breathtaking. In the 1950's, I had to get a 12 inch ruler that also had metric markings. My memory doesn't yield whether it was second grade or eighth. mojo [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/01 10:17 AM I had a little fun with my elementary school's supply list. You can see

[USMA:14716] RE: ruler for school

Try a different tack. Urge your school to require rulers WITHOUT metric markings, allowing a special exemption for you own kids. It's a competitive world these days, and you want your kids to have every advantage possible when it comes time for SAT's. g Nat The speed of the movement is

[USMA:14717] Re: ruler for school

I suppose you meant without *ifp* markings... Marcus On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:56:00 Nat Hager III wrote: Try a different tack. Urge your school to require rulers WITHOUT metric markings, allowing a special exemption for you own kids Get 250 color business cards for FREE!

[USMA:14719] RE: ruler for school

rant attitude=pessimistic This is, in general, a dead end. The schools (corporately) teach a curriculum. The school administration will tell you it's outside the curriculum, and that's pretty much the end of that conversation. You can occasionally get a teacher spun up, at least for a little

[USMA:14720] Re: ruler for school

I don't think so. I took Nat's message to be a little dark humor. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ma Be Sent: August 01, 2001 09:33 To: U.S. Metric Association

[USMA:14721] Re: ruler for school

For heavens sakes, it's a strawman! Nat I suppose you meant without *ifp* markings... Marcus On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:56:00 Nat Hager III wrote: Try a different tack. Urge your school to require rulers WITHOUT metric markings, allowing a special exemption for you own kids Get 250

[USMA:14722] RE: ruler for school

mojo wrote: You can try sending a letter to the county board of education, or the state department of education. When I did this, the county told me that they do whatever the state tells them (then they overdid it by telling me that centimeters were too small for elementary school

[USMA:14723] Re: ruler for school

Back in the Fred Flintstone era (that is, when us Baby Boomers were discovering Fred and Co.), we had dual-scaled rulers, too, but nobody bothered to explain that other scale which had MM marked beside it. It was like a dirty secret. Wish they were asking for their students to get 30 cm rulers!

[USMA:14724] will be unsubscribing

I am about to unsubscribe for the duration of my vacation, as I may not be at a computer much. Be back on 2001 August 9. -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA (915)-694-6208 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[USMA:14725] Metric Mindshare

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip We've got an uphill battle to continue fighting in which we must show that in fact progress has been made by the federal government since the 70s. Indeed, the 1988 revisions to the Metric Act, the related Executive Order, and the requirement for dual labeling

[USMA:14728] RE: Metric Mindshare

Title: My take on this is that the next most easily accomplished step that will give more visibility to the largest segment of the populace that there continues to be forward movement towards metrication in the US is the amending of the FPLA to permit metric-only labelling and the adoption

[USMA:14729] RE: ruler for school -- and pencils!

My wife is a secretary at an elementary school so just before she came home I asked her if there were any of those primary school pencils lying around and, if so, to please bring one home. There were none that she saw but she purchased a pack of these pencils somewhere and I have them in front of

[USMA:14731] Curious mixture of ifp and metric in Irish Times

Metric and ifp mixed, even in the course of one sentence! Han Irish Times Thursday, August 2, 2001 Wind farm would be eyesore - locals By Chris Dooley, South East Correspondent Planning permission for a wind farm in a scenic area near Inistioge has been sought from Kilkenny County Council.