IMHO that's not a good way of selling metric. It's a very clinical idea that will work however I'm not sure that in this day and age people would be happy with the state being that powerful and 'in your face/home/etc' Feel free to shoot me down......
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:46576] RE: NCTM Web Site Feedback > Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:12:21 +0000 > > > When South Africa went metric, the sale of any imperial-based measuring > device was banned throughout the country. I believe the same law was passed > in Australia. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Pierre Abbat > Sent: 04 February 2010 17:17 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:46574] NCTM Web Site Feedback > > > Referring page: http://www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=6346 > > The explanation offers no reasons why the customary units should be taught. > The result of trying to teach two conflicting sets of measuring units for > over 30 years has been a people who cannot compute or measure well. I know a > > Colombian girl whose parents entered the US before she entered school, and > who does not know her own height in meters. I am a son of immigrants, > started > my schooling a few years before the metric system was introduced in the > schools, have never known my mass except in kilograms, and routinely do > geometrical calculations in my work. I've also met people studying in > college > to be civil engineers or surveyors who had trouble with the mathematics > involved. > > I recommend the following changes: > *No measuring devices capable of measuring non-metric units, except for time > > and angle, shall be allowed in the classroom. > *Mass and weight shall be distinguished. > *With the exception of time and angle, problems shall not use only > non-metric > units, and at least half of all problems that involve units shall be > entirely > in metric units. > *Non-metric units shall be presented only as defined in terms of metric > units, > and only exact conversions shall be used. E.g. an inch may be presented as > 25.4 millimeters, but no ruler marked in inches may be used. It shall not be > > necessary to teach non-metric units. The degree may be excepted, since its > conversion factor is irrational. > *Practical examples, such as comparing two packages of strawberries whose > prices and masses are given, shall be presented in metric units and only in > metric units. This includes commodities such as gasoline which are currently > > sold only in non-metric units. All problems involving such commodities must > measure them in metric units. > > Pierre Abbat > -- > Don't buy a French car in Holland. It may be a citroen. > _________________________________________________________________ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/
