A recent OECD report (http://www.oecd.org/unitedkingdom/building-skills-for-all-review-of-england.pdf) looks at the low rate of numeracy amongst 16-19 year olds in England. England came 22nd out of the 23 with the United States at 23rd. Australia was about half-way down the pack at 13th. What does Australia have that England and the US lack? My guess is that they have made a full conversion to the metric system. In the case of England, the metric system is taught in the schools but the imperial system is used in the playground and at home which results, I believe, in undermining numeracy in our young population.
If might be worth remembering the saying often attributed (wrongly I believe) to Confucius: "That which I hear I will forget, that which I see I will remember, that which I do I will understand". Any comments? Martin Vlietstra -----Original Message----- From: USMA [mailto:usma-boun...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Payne Sent: 29 January 2016 21:58 To: USMA Subject: [USMA 76] Fwd: SI units Interesting web site I came across today, has all SI units and appears to originate out of Australia. Specifically using kilojoules for food energy and kilograms for body mass. > > https://theconversation.com/health-check-five-sweeteners-and-what-they-mean-for-you-14928 > > -- > Cordialement, > > Michael Payne > Lieu dit Gasquet > 82400 Montjoi > France > +33 563 325 534 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _______________________________________________ USMA mailing list USMA@colostate.edu https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma _______________________________________________ USMA mailing list USMA@colostate.edu https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma
