On Friday, March 16, 2012 11:44:12 Metric Rules Info wrote: > Good Morning All: > > > > I am the Executive Director of a new nonprofit created to drive Science, > Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curricula towards greater > focus and coherence; we believe that no single change would impact this > objective more successfully than metric-only STEM instruction. I am getting > some state- level traction and I have been asked to submit a paper stating > my case. The GREAT news is that interest has come relatively fast (6 > months) but the flip side is that I have not been able to fully flush out > my thoughts and gather facts/ feedback on some key points. I am hoping > that this very knowledgeable group will help me craft the most effective, > but accurate, messages. > > > > Any and all comments (positive or negative) are greatly appreciated. > > > > 1. US customary units- I have stopped calling it the US customary > system. The word system used to describe customary units is a misleading > term; its not a true system. It is more correctly described as a > hodge-podge of traditional artifacts and international legacies clustered > and upheld through our continued teaching of them. I intentionally used > the word teaching instead of usage because the reason customary units > are still part of consumption is because thats what most Americans were > taught in school and we are focused on education. I then attempt to > demonstrate this point with the below table. Questions- What do you think > of my new catch-phrase to describe our collection of customary units and > the visual representation of it? I agree, there must be a better way to > visually illustrate it but I can figure it out?
I think "colonial units" is a good moniker. Pierre -- loi mintu se ckaji danlu cu jmaji
