2002-02-09 I see what you mean by CAMS vs. CMS. I was thinking more on the order of having to know certain basic rules for use of units. By, law, I meant whatever rules are in place that set forth what a person must "know" to obtain a certificate to teach.
And, no I haven't written anyone. The idea just occurred to me as I was reading your posting. I thought it was a good idea that needed some exposure, but I see from your response that the obstacles are so great it isn't worth the bother. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-02-09 13:11 Subject: Re: [USMA:18089] Re: Spaces (was Olympic geometries(2)) > kilopascal wrote: > > > > 2002-02-09 > > > > 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 > > -- > Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" > James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ > 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
