kilopascal wrote:
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> 2002-02-09
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> The inconsistency in the use of SI by people and organisations can be traced
> back to the way people are trained to use units. We are all taught in the
> elementary school to be good spellers. But, why can't the schools also
> emphasise proper use of SI? I think this has to be done due to the lack of
> proper training in SI that our teachers receive. And what they are taught
> is what is usually passed on to the students, right or wrong.
Yes, that's the way it goes. That was one of the points raised in our
visit with the President and Director of Publications at NCTM, as
reported in the last MT.
> Why can't the law or who ever has the jurisdiction, require that as part of
> receiving a certificate to teach, all teachers must be CAMS certified and
> the teaching of SI was be per either the ISO standards or the local
> standards derived from the ISO? ...
Limiting my comment to the U.S., I would leave ISO out of it for now.
And CAMS is a pretty tough test, especially for an elementary school
teacher. Besides, the test is only one element of the certification. How
many of those El Ed teachers can distinguish between magnetic field
strenghth and magnetic flux? Or between radiance and luminance? I'ld be
tickled to see all teachers CMS certified, though, but it won't happen
-- at least not right away.
What do you mean by "the law"? Until the consitution is ammended, there
will be no such federal law. So we must approach each state's salon
individually. Have you written to your state legislators and department
of education members to propose this, John? I have written similar
letters here in South Carolina. Unfortunately, ...
Jim
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James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
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