How old are the gasoline pumps? Jerry
________________________________ From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:39:11 AM Subject: [USMA:44912] Liberia and the metric system Dear All, Recently, I heard that a senior educational researcher had been conducting some research in Liberia. I wrote to this researcher to ask: I wonder if you could help me with a simple question. According to the US CIA World Factbook in 2006, the metric system (known formally as the International System of Units SI) is the official system of measurement for all nations except for Myanmar , Liberia , and the United States , so my question is this: As the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) applies its Accelerated Learning Program - Plus (ALPP) in the Liberian context, are they teaching the international metric system as part of the numeracy program, or are they teaching about the old pre-metric measures such as feet, inches, and ounces that are still in use in the USA ? Today, I received this reply: An interesting inquiry. The answer is that ALPP follows the official curriculum of the Ministry of Education of Liberia , which teaches the metric system. However Liberia still uses the US gallon for measurement of gasoline for motorists, although road distances are in kilometres. Interestingly this is the reverse of the situation in UK , which uses litres for measuring gasoline/petrol but uses miles for road distances. It would appear that an agency of the USA is actively teaching the metric system in Liberia using the USA developed Accelerated Learning Program — Plus (ALPP). Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
