I think Jon Huntsman might. He talks about modernizing the education system, which I believe would require removing US customary units from formal instruction. (A good step towards full metrication) And Huntsman understands the real competitive threat facing the US from several Asian countries including China, India, South Korea and Japan. In knowledge-based economies, STEM "proficiency" is fundamental. Comparing US students today to those countries is disheartening, the projected gaps in 10 years are frighting! I talk some about this on my site- http://www.metricrules.org/impact-stem-education/
All that said, the real question is would Jon Huntsman have the needed political capital and courage to make it happen? Bridget Nagarajan www.metricrules.org Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:36 AM, Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you kidding? A GOP candidate on converting to a socialist, left-wing, > European style, progressive, coercive, government-imposed, un-American > system used by enemy countries like China and Iraq and Iran and North Korea > and Cuba and Venezuela (besides everyone else)? What are the chances? > > HARRY WYETH > > > On 1/10/12 2328:28, Parker Willey Jr. wrote: >> >> Hi: >> >> Does anyone know or think they know how any of the Republican or >> other candidates feel about metric conversion? >> >> ...Parker >> >
