Below is today's correspondence I had with the Teaching Company (http://www.teachco.com). Let's hope they adopt the changes I've requested. (Another drop in the right direction -- to hopelessly mix metaphors!)
Ezra CustServ wrote: > Dear Erza Steinberg, > > Thank you for your suggestions! I will be more than happy to forward your ideas >along to our Production/Development Team. > > Best Regards and Happy Holidays, > > Alexandra Arkoian > Customer Relations > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ezra Steinberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:47 PM > To: CustServ > Subject: Please include metric in courses! > > Dear Teaching Company: > > I have bought a LOT of your courses over the years and have thorougly enjoyed all of >them. I have justed finished the course on the Neolithic revolution and am now in the >middle of the course on biological anthropology. All fabulous! > > One thing I have noted with some dismay is that all of the courses (including the >ones on scientific topics) use only U.S. Customary units (miles, feet, gallons, >inches, degrees Fahrenheit, etc.). In this day and age, and given the fact that ALL >English-speaking countries outside of the United States (including Canada, where you >must certainly have customers also, plus the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, >South Africa, etc.) use the metric system. It seems to me quite appropriate that you >ask all of your teachers in future courses to use both metric (hopefully in first >position, since that is our future also) and US Customary units. (I think this is >especially important in courses on science, where I think you can even make a case to >use only metric units -- I'll let you folks decide that one). > > Thank you for providing such a valuable educational service -- I don't know where >I'd be without you guys! (And please let me know if you decide to embrace this idea >of including both metric and US Customary units in all future courses.) > > Wishing you a joyous holiday season, I remain, > > Sincerely yours, > > Ezra Steinberg > Redwood City, CA > 650.299.0751
