Dear all,

I'm French and you may excuse my heavy English expression :)

I'm preparing a thesis on measurement and education. (Sciences de
l'Education, Paris 8). From now, I have been working about Metric System
and it's teaching in France.

Thank you so much if you could tell me if these few ideas below could make
sense to you.

Our history says that the measurement has two senses, the first meaning is
near prudence philosophy, as moderation and social balance. The second is
what we technically built from our mathematics, physics and social theories
to trade, metrology, as language is necessary to exchange ideas.

The measurement along our social history has something to do with science,
technology, and social organisation. Every time the politic and geographic
environment has changed, (Charlemagne and the revolution for what I know in
France) language and measurement need schools and learning.

In the group, everyone supposed to know it, as a need to "talk same
languages".

What about now, when our geographic, politic and social world is becoming
one on our planet through globalization ?

For exempla, the reference of the meter isn't material anymore and that has
a real importance. Who today can understand that our measurement references
aren't anymore "things" but relations ?

It's from the physics and mathematics that we re-materialise our world
order. The measurement is for me one strong order medium in our society,
because it contents relations between 2 postures since civilisations exist,
abstract and material.

Cordialement
Marie-Ange Cotteret


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