My 5th grade dau. was reviewing stuff for the NYS Statewide math test. They had English and metric questions mixed in. There were specifically units of measurement questions not other question with English or Metric units. They asked questions about feet in yards and also centimeters in a meter, meters in a kilometer etc. but in a math format. For example, Sally walked 200 m Bill walked 2 km, how far did they walk together. Fact is our kids the will need to speak both languages. At least They now get equal footing on tests (no pun intended).
Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>> Daniel Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/10/07 11:37 PM >>> May I inquire as to how they teach metric? Do the students learn the rules of SI like they would the rules of grammar and spelling? Do they learn it practically, or do they learn it as a conversion to/from non-metric (FFU)? How they learn it will influence how well they learn it and how much they will use it in the real world.
