On Jeudi, sept 11, 2003, at 10:20 Canada/Eastern, john mercer wrote:
Hello.� I would like to know if children in U S schools get much teaching in the metric system.� In Canada I believe children get educated in metric from grade one threw 12.� I guess children have to learn both systems, that could cause confusion.� I hope everyone has a good day.���� have �������
No, in Canada the imperial measures are not taught. I asked a 10-year old nephew of mine if he knew how many inches there are in a foot. He thought for some seconds then his face lit up and he asked �ten?�. A friend of mine pointed something out to a boy saying �It^s about six feet over there`. The boy asked `What`s a feet?`
The Executive Director of the Canadian Metric Commission used to say `Don`t duel with dual^.
