On Thursday 04 February 2010 13:34:59 James R. Frysinger wrote: > Pierre Abbat wrote: > > Referring page: http://www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=6346 > > > > The explanation offers no reasons why the customary units should be > > taught. > > The circle: <snip> > 5. Return to step 1. Repeat ad nauseam.
The explanation I referred to is the one on the page, below the rectangle, starting with the heading "Teaching Measurement". I am not sure what to properly call it. I originally wrote "The reasons offer no reasons", then decided that sounded strange and changed it. > Proposed solution 3 (most likely to happen): Allow grass-roots and > industry-led efforts to continue the metrication effort. Be very, very > patient. If the schools teach measurement in such a way that people think in metric, which is what I proposed, this will strengthen grass-roots efforts. In one of my classes, there was someone (besides me) who said he could do SI blindfolded but didn't know how many ounces are in a pound, or something like that. When half the class is like that, when high-school graduates learning to drive pester the gas station attendants asking how many liters they just filled the tank with, then you'll see things happen. Pierre -- lo ponse be lo mruli po'o cu ga'ezga roda lo ka dinko
