2001-07-28
Antonio isn't worried about his kids education. Antonio is worried his kids
will speak words or measure in a way he isn't familiar with and thus will
feel stupid. Why should a guy be afraid of his kids learning metric? If he
was truly smart, he would know this is the measurement language of science
and world trade. The language of wealth.
And I'm sure that school is really going to allow Antonio's hired teacher to
come to the school and interfere with what is being taught. It really
sounds like a case of American arrogance getting out of hand. Way out of
hand.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2001-07-28 08:57
Subject: [USMA:14673] Metric phobia
> Rick Salutin's column in the Globe and Mail of July 27:
>
> Antonio Davis worries about his kids' educaion. He's the Toronto Raptors
> basketball who performed so well in the playoffs. Last May, he said he
> wanted to play for a U.S. team because of--not the dollar or the border
> hassles--his kids. "Canada teaches a lot of different things--the metric
> system....Every day they're singing the Canadian national anthem....There
> are some different things they need to learn." He recently re-signed with
> the Raptors, saying he'd "personally hire a teacher to work at his
> children's school and help them understand subjects such as American
> history".
>
> Joseph B. Reid
> 17 Glebe Road West
> Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
>
