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The US Failure to Adopt the Metric System: The High Cost of Teaching the English System
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Enderson, Mary C.; Selover, David D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Over twenty years ago, an article by Richard Phelps addressed the benefits of the United States (US) educational system carrying out a complete adoption of the metric system of measurement. Today we find that the US is still in the same position in teaching both measurement systems in schools, which is a financial drain. This study sought to…
Descriptors: Metric System, Measurement, Adoption (Ideas), Failure