We all do a fair bit of letter writing ourselves, but we do need some fresh blood. I
think it would be a great exercise in political science to encouage your students to
take 'pen to paper' or 'keyboard to net' and get in touch with their leaders at all
levels.
We are having a municipal election here in Saskatoon and I've been plugging the
candidates on the metric issue here in the city (the city still uses mostly Imperial
in its communications to the public, rarely a metre or litre seen). It is amazing how
willing they are to act on metric when they realize that the younger people, such as
myself, are decided who to vote for based on this issue.
greg
>>> "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2000-10-13 21:48:28 >>>
2000-10-13
If all you teachers out there feel your students want to convert, then why
don't you organize them. Get them to write their senators, congressmen,
etc., and demand as part of the new generation we want metric in full use.
Have them contact the school board and request that only metric be taught.
Emphasize they want the school to prepare them for a metric future.
whatever it takes, do it!
Maybe this is what it will take to propel us forward. We need to organize
the youth. The old folks might be too set in their ways. A real lost
cause. Any comments?
John
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Dennis Brownridge
Sent: Friday, 2000-10-13 19:52
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:8546] RE: Students like SI
Scott wrote:
A lot of the tripe in that website keeps emphasizing that nobody asked them
if we should metricate and how undemocratic it all is. I would love to have
a vote. Virtually all my students can't figure out what the hang-up is and
we should just convert now.
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Same with my students. I have only one blowhard kid from Texas who resists.
He likes to say, "What's that in real units?"
I teach high school, but the other day I happened to be in a room where
middle schoolers were working distance problems and overheard one say, "Why
aren't we using miles?" His friend replied, "Because kilometers are easier,
stupid!"
