2000-11-30
The question is, how long will they remember that nonsense. I'm sure we
were all taught that and had to memorize it, along with other conversions.
Yet, how many average Americans remember any but the most basic of
conversions?
Let them waste their time, but the joke will be on them when kids later on
in life don't remember it.
John
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Sent: Wednesday, 2000-11-29 10:39
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:9427] RE: teaching Imperial in Canada
Saskatchewan wants to teach acres in the schools? Tell them that acres are
NEVER taught in US schools, because they are way too complicated! Do they
really want kids to spend time memorizing that an acre is 43560 ft3, 160
rd2, 10 ch2, 1/10 fur2, 100 000 li2, 4840 yd2, or 1/640 mi2? Sheesh!
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>Other proposals on the Trustees' agenda:
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> ***Bring back acres and inches to classroom teaching***
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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
