--- Rodney Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- "Hillger, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I think two of the most basic ways to promote > metric > > are: > > > > 1) Work to make sure our schools teach metric to > > youngsters ... > > I thought all US public schools taught metric these > days. Is this not correct?
My nephew, who lives in the suburbs of Chicago says that it is taught in his school during one week in October (10th month of the year), but that's about it. The old units are used the rest of the time.
