Please read this.... This is what happens when metric conversion is only partial.
Saskatchewan
CBC News
Bussing is a big issue for Trustees
REGINA - School trustees wrap up their annual convention in
Regina today, but they still have a lot of work ahead of them.
More than 50 resolutions will be debated
Wednesday, including one involving bussing
of students in towns and cities.
...
Other proposals on the Trustees' agenda:
***Bring back acres and inches to classroom teaching***
[ http://www.sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/11/29/trustees001129 ]
-----
According to the reporter some teachers say Imperial is still used, such as acres,
miles, and inches for building homes, though the reported mentioned that he had the
understanding that homes were built using millimetres.
greg
Saskatoon SK Canada
