"Daniel",
People don't "hate" a measurement system - I gaurantee it.
Indeed people have a "preference" for one particular system over the other
but they don't "hate" the lesser preferred one.
Why would some feel anger/disgust/rage when they see "inch" or "millimetre"
- they'd have to be deranged.
Deranged enough to believe there is a "measurement war" or that the dollar
is constantly "about to collapse".
It's ok to dislike a system and favour another - but talking in terms of
love and hate regarding how long things are or how heavy something weighs
is, in my opinion, totally bizzare.
From: Daniel Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:38185] Re: metric in the classroom
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:06:24 -0700 (PDT)
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. :(
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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.
>
>
>
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