Do any of you remember a sort of muppet-esque TV show called "The Metric System"? I remember we used to watch this in school as part of learning the metric system. My sister is 4 years younger than me (I'm 40) and she thinks I'm on crack when I tell her that when I was in grammar school we had lessons to learn the metric system -- not as an adjunct to math class but more like a life skill to prepare us for mainstreaming the use of the metric system. AM I on crack? Does anyone else remember this?
14. It is conversion that scares everybody (even me)
the key is NOT to convert, but to switch. Conversion is slow and confusing. Switching would force adaption and would be fast and relatively painless. Like crossing a border. You figure out liters and kilometers pretty dang fast. Just do it.
3. I'm thirty-something, but yes, I had to do that in school.
I remember in the 6th grade that the U.S. was preparing to possibly switch to metric. We had a handful of special classes teaching us how to use the system.
I just remember thinking it was a hell of a lot more logical than the regular system!
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