tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post3263537773598417758..comments2024-03-24T00:14:44.246-07:00Comments on Derek Haylock - Author: Roman numeralsDerek Haylockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959138785915870717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post-88641375380091457242016-10-20T04:39:00.597-07:002016-10-20T04:39:00.597-07:00Thanks, Simon. You are right in reminding us that ...Thanks, Simon. You are right in reminding us that there is value in discussing with children the contrast between the system of Roman numerals and the Hindu-Arabic numeration system that we use today. This is, of course, that Roman numerals do not use the concept of place value. 'V' represents five wherever it is written, for example. It is always good practice in teaching to reinforce a concept or principle with some non-exemplars! Derek Haylockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959138785915870717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post-70852218962363123292016-08-03T13:34:44.551-07:002016-08-03T13:34:44.551-07:00I agree with you about including them in the statu...I agree with you about including them in the statutory curriculum. I did however include them in a unit on how we write numbers that seemed to go well:<br /><br />http://followinglearning.blogspot.fr/2016/01/how-we-wrote-numbers.htmlSimon Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751362728185120933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post-12902725793881760962016-06-21T02:17:01.819-07:002016-06-21T02:17:01.819-07:00Good to hear from you, Tim! Good to hear from you, Tim! Derek Haylockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959138785915870717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post-60991674103911324002016-06-07T09:26:12.510-07:002016-06-07T09:26:12.510-07:00Hello Derek. I've just recently found this blo...Hello Derek. I've just recently found this blog! So hello again. <br /><br />Fascinating post. I can only count up to 12 in roman numerals which is a bit of a disadvantage as I dabble in church history and can't read dates in churches! I suppose I ought to sit down and do some work on the subject!<br /><br />The preference for Roman numerals might be connected with the upper class snobbery that revolved round being initiated into the classics. However I must admit that Roman numerals on a clock give it that air of settled establishment and stability especially if the clock is in some olde worlde or government building. <br /><br />I had a look at my sun dial and sure enough the 4 was written as IIII and the 9 as IX. The only light I can throw on it is that on my sun dial there would barely be room for VIIII. But then IV is shorter than IIII. The following web site doesn't seem to have a definitive answer either: http://mentalfloss.com/article/24578/why-do-some-clocks-use-roman-numeral-iiiiTimothy V Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913020911593893925noreply@blogger.com