Should the US go metric?

Started by Bardock424 pages
Bardock42 Junior Member

Originally posted by Astner
While it's smoother to convert metric units than imperial units, it's still a good exercise for kids to know how to convert arbitrary units left and right.
That is an incredibly stupid argument.

"It is still good for children's fine motor skills to use an abacus"

Astner The Ghost Who Walks

Originally posted by AmbientFire
Switch to metric and keep Imperial in the "Math History/Trivia" section. That way children learn to convert arbitrarily without being forced to use a system that is that much more cumbersome.

Then that would fall under the category of "why are we learning this?" due to its lack of direct applicability.

It's really not doing any harm. And while it would be convenient, the metric standard isn't the best either.

Originally posted by Bardock42
That is an incredibly stupid argument.

"It is still good for children's fine motor skills to use an abacus"


... which has absolutely nothing to do with my argument.

wendyliu Junior Member

no, i don't think so

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would make sense.