high school geometry-other choices other than teaching textbooks

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  • June 12, 2012 at 3:13 am
    pjssully
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    hi- Looking for some ideas for geometry. My daughter is good at math-has finished algebry 2. We need to do geometry and I have beenworking through TT and not overly thrilled. It is so “dry”?doesn’t seem to have real life application. If i want my daughter to “just get the credit” this will do it. But if i want her to appreciate it and see how it works in real life, than NO, there has got to be something else. or am I being too picky? thought? opinions?

    pam

    June 12, 2012 at 11:44 am
    TailorMade
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    My daughter will be using Harold Jacob’s Geometry. We have Dr. Callahan’s DVD course to go along with it. It looks like it will be a good fit.

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    June 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm
    TinaB
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    My son just did Math U See Geometry last year.  I really appreciated how it was taught.  He did quite well with it.

     

    Tina

    June 12, 2012 at 1:08 pm
    Bookworm
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    I used MUS for geometry.  It is taught slightly differently from the common approach, which worked for me because I HATED the common approach to proofs when I was in school.  It is a little less proof-heavy–they are still in there, but he has sort of “guided steps” to get there.  I liked it very well and my boys tested well on the geometry questions on standardized tests.  Jacob’s I’ve never used, but I’ve heard about it since I started homeschooling–it’s kind of “the gold standard.”  Not sure I can help much with dryness–I don’t know I’ve ever seen a math text that was “juicy”  LOL

    June 12, 2012 at 1:39 pm
    SowingLittleSeeds
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    I hope you don’t mind me giving a suggestion, as my oldes is only 6, but I was looking at the Life of Fred books recently and they sound really great. I think it would definitely be a change from the “dry” methods.

    To use the Life of Fred Geometry, they strongly suggest you first complete the Advanced Algebra Book. http://lifeoffredmath.com/lof-geometry.php

    June 12, 2012 at 3:44 pm
    HiddenJewel
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    Dd16 is using Harold Jacob’s with Dr Callahan also. It definitely uses real life examples. It also has a geometry review with most chapters so the student stays current with that.

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