Abstract
Metrication in the United States has been a long, slow process. In fact, some people continue to question the necessity for conversion. Why should instructional time and teachers' energies continue to be committed to improving our students' knowledge of metric measures? Because in addition to being more logically constructed and more convenient to use than our customary system of measurement, the metric system, known as Systeme International (SI), is the system of measurement being used in the world in which we are preparing our students to live. A lack of metric sense will, for some, be a handicap as they seek to participate in careers and leisure activities that involve international trade and travel. It is time to renew our commitment to helping our students understand and use this system of international measurement. This article illustrates how the faculty of Capitol High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, accepted the responsibility of helping students gain a better working knowledge of metric measures during the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Metric Week, 4-10 October 1987.
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