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Publication Date: 2013-Oct
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Sound Off! Don't Sacrifice Geometry on the Common Core Altar
Nirode, Wayne
Mathematics Teacher, v107 n3 p168-170 Oct 2013
Although high school geometry could be a meaningful course in exploring, reasoning, proving, and communicating, it often lacks authentic proof and has become just another course in algebra. This article examines why geometry is important to learn and provides an outline of what that learning experience should be.
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Secondary School Curriculum, Algebra, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Teaching Methods
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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