I just hope he wasn't the one holding the camera.
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 2012-03-23 14:07
Subject: [USMA:51554] I weep for America
This is not directly about metric, in fact it is about miles per hour.
But it is a sad commentary on math education in the United States.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/utah-husband-posts-video-wife-stumped-mph-math-115935562--abc-news.html;_ylt=Al4muWlBxWWD16TZGR.Bt6is0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqbXVjZWEyBGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEcGtnAzNiMTgwNWU4LTg2ZmEtM2YyZi1iZmQ1LTMxMzU3M2JjODdmNARwb3MDNQRzZWMDbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHZlcgM3ZTdjODAwMi03NGZhLTExZTEtYTdmNy1mNGFlMDk3ZWQzNTA-;_ylg=X3oDMTFrM25vcXFyBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3
What is odd is the woman isn't an idiot, she comes surprisingly close
with her roundabout, but naive solution. She simply doesn't relate to the
concept. The question is how long does it take to go 80 miles at 80 mph.
If we weren't teaching two system poorly, perhaps there would be time
to teach one system well.
