Sirs: >.....The question of whether decimals or fractions are better.....
Is the forum still debating....what is better or needs to re-construct ideas to 'implement' what had been agreed over 200 years earlier while signing 'Convention du Metre'? How long will US take to THINK and/or GO METRIC? Let us start with my grand son who shall join his Grade I this September - What should he learn? When should such a child THINK to *Cross into the METRIC barrier....and be a proud man following Le Systeme Internationale d'Unites. Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 2455058)/1361+D-235W33-04 (G. Thursday, 2009 August 14H14:91 (decimal) EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 From: j...@frewston.plus.com To: usma@colostate.edu Subject: [USMA:45628] Re: OK Simon.....try this. Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:17:42 +0100 I agree. The quick brutal approach is, rightly or wrongly, the most effective. Short term pain for long term gain. The persuasive gentle approach has been shown to not work, and is, as has been said here many times before, the primary reason why the UK (and Canada) are in such a measurement muddle. John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Davis To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:09 PM Subject: [USMA:45626] OK Simon.....try this. Do you think that for effective integration of SI into American society, it would have to forced through and made mandatory to only use SI units? Or do you think freedom of choice and polite persuation would be more effective in getting the benefits of SI across? Something that seems to be the consensus of quite a few on this board? Personally, I think a properly organised mandatory implementation of SI both in the US and Britain is the only effective way doing it, much like the way decimal currency was introduced in the UK way back in 1971. ----- Original Message ----- From: simon_m...@live.com To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:46 PM Subject: [USMA:45625] Re: Maths (or should that be "math?") Amen! I beginning to wonder what kind of forum this is. When a topic involving the metric system is brought up the responses are almost zero. Talk about something other then the metric system or something loosely connected and then everybody joins in. I hate to complain since I'm so new here but I came here to discuss the metric system and so far its not happening at the level I would like to see. Simon From: Aaron Harper Sent: Friday, 2009-08-14 12:20 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:45624] Re: Maths (or should that be "math?") The question of whether decimals or fractions are better has nothing to do with the purpose of this forum: "Metrication." _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
