I love this so much! Would relish the opportunity to teach a high school elective class on the Elements. Unfortunately, the monstrosity that is state-tested High School Geometry doesn’t resemble this at all.
I also love the anecdote about tutoring. We work so hard to avoid needing it, but 1-1 tutoring can unlock understanding in a real way for kids who are used to going along to get along in class.
Finally, have you ever read Euclid and His Modern Rivals? A great book about pedagogy that is still relevant today.
Euclid and His Modern Rivals is a fascinating, though difficult book. Lewis Carroll seems to support the idea that introducing advanced geometry too early is not good pedagogy. I teach Euclid’s Elements as my main textbook since we are not as concerned about meeting state standards (one of the luxuries of teaching at a private school).
Keep fighting the good fight where you are! Have you studied Euclid’s Elements yourself?
I love this so much! Would relish the opportunity to teach a high school elective class on the Elements. Unfortunately, the monstrosity that is state-tested High School Geometry doesn’t resemble this at all.
I also love the anecdote about tutoring. We work so hard to avoid needing it, but 1-1 tutoring can unlock understanding in a real way for kids who are used to going along to get along in class.
Finally, have you ever read Euclid and His Modern Rivals? A great book about pedagogy that is still relevant today.
I am familiar, and have studied chunks, but I haven’t gone all the way through. Your book might be the push I need.
My college geometry class examined the Elements alongside some more recent systems, but it has been almost twenty years now.
Do it! That's what summer is for!
Euclid and His Modern Rivals is a fascinating, though difficult book. Lewis Carroll seems to support the idea that introducing advanced geometry too early is not good pedagogy. I teach Euclid’s Elements as my main textbook since we are not as concerned about meeting state standards (one of the luxuries of teaching at a private school).
Keep fighting the good fight where you are! Have you studied Euclid’s Elements yourself?