Maybe it would be correct to call Saskatoon Imperial City, and that he BWMA
should give it the Inch Perfect Award! I hope that you will succeed in
getting rid of 'Imperial City' for once and for all.
Han
-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: "Gregory Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
An: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gesendet: maandag 16 oktober 2000 17:54
Betreff: [USMA:8599] Re: FW: RE: Students like SI
> 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.
>
> ---------------------
>
> 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!"
>
>
