Good for you, Cheryl! Your post speaks volumes about the educational system in the US today. I was at a small hole-in-the wall fabric shop the other day. The owners daughter was measuring out a few hundred yards of lace trim for me when a customer came in to ask for some rhinestone trim. One of the young women who was stuffing dolls behind the counter was asked to measure one yard for her. She asked, how much is a yard. The daughter responded, $15. The other girl said, no ... how much is a yard. Without a blink she said, oh, 36 inches. I almost fell over.