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I suggest you read past the first two pages, it deserves at least as much.

• ww2 13y ago
  I did. And part of my comments are even from the later part of his article on the criticizing of high school geometry. he talked from the real subjects of geometry side, and looked down the formal language presentation in the textbooks. But the latter is an important skill training, which is arguably more important than the mere geometry pattern recognizing itself for most of people.
  • saraid216 13y ago
    Is your claim that most people find a need to do geometric proofs in every day life? I am misreading you, right?
    • ww2 13y ago
      Deductive reasoning, building blocks of proof are used in everyday life, rather than the ability to recognize geometric pattern.
      • saraid216 13y ago
        It'd be a lot better to teach deductive reasoning by providing people with a list of facts and asking them to draw a conclusion.