Dumbing Down

 

I was in Lowe’s to get a back-up tape (a second measuring tape, not a singing track) and found this little “gem”.  I am disappointed at the dumbing down of our carpenters.  The only saving grace of SAE measurements over metric is the fact that the carpenter must think a bit more when using SAE.  But this tape is like a carpenter cheat sheet used by a lazy middle-schooler who doesn’t understand fractions.  Do I sound like I am on a rant?  Well, this former 7^th grade teacher IS ON A RANT.  Oh, to be back in the classroom teaching the fellow who needed to buy this tape!.  I can fix ignorance, but I can’t fix dumb.  Proverbs 22:28, “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” might apply to old-school math as well.  Hey, don’t mess with the past.