The Metre as a Metric: Canada’s COVID-19 Conversion Kerfuffle

As a Canadian mathematics educator, I have vested interest in education matters. After all, to me, Knowing this little factoid, imagine my horror when it recently dawned on me that, no matter where looked during COVID-19 pandemic, all saw was flippant treatment towards the metric system. detail article, social distancing signage, here Canada, presents indifference For shame, Canada. shame. record, despite what nearly signs around us say at moment, 2 m is not 6 ft. And, while am it, also for ft m. Whether small business, big business or even different levels of government (i.e., municipal, provincial federal), does matter, system being poorly presented home global pandemic. The only good news, numb now, which has helped move and start looking other Stay tuned.