Those who hated the metric system then are most likely working as Wal-Mart clerks, Burger flippers, janitors or any of the many jobs not requiring intelligence.
Dan ----- Original Message ---- From: "Kim, Rich (ECY)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:17:36 PM Subject: [USMA:38169] Re: metric in the classroom I must have been luckily. My 8th grade math teacher was very "gung-ho" about the metric system. He emphasized the simplicity of it. His favorite question to the class was "who doesn't like the metric system?" About half the hands would go up. He would then reply, "then you'd better not handle money because it's based on the metric system." This was in 1968 (Tacoma, WA). He thought we'd be using it by now. :( . ______________ ____ | | RICH KIM, Spatial Database Administrator \ | | | Washington State Department of Ecology | // | P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington USA 98504 | * Olympia | Phone: (360) 407-6121; Fax: (360) 407-6493 \ _____| E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] `---------' http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/index.html -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of STANLEY DOORE Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 08:43 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38166] Re: metric in the classroom The test example Howard gave is an example of the deficiency in the education system. They should have questions using the SI in science applications. Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 8:59 AM Subject: [USMA:38154] Re: metric in the classroom > My 5th grade dau. was reviewing stuff for the NYS Statewide math test. > They had English and metric questions mixed in. There were specifically > units of measurement questions not other question with English or Metric > units. They asked questions about feet in yards and also centimeters in a > meter, meters in a kilometer etc. but in a math format. For example, Sally > walked 200 m Bill walked 2 km, how far did they walk together. Fact is > our kids the will need to speak both languages. At least They now get > equal footing on tests (no pun intended). > > Howard Ressel > Project Design Engineer, Region 4 > (585) 272-3372 > >>>> Daniel Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/10/07 11:37 PM >>> > May I inquire as to how they teach metric? Do the students learn the > rules of SI like they would the rules of grammar and spelling? Do they > learn it practically, or do they learn it as a conversion to/from > non-metric (FFU)? How they learn it will influence how well they learn it > and how much they will use it in the real world. > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121
