Geometry
Geometry can be very challenging for students because they are asked to think in a very different way from what they have experienced before. When it comes to proofs, I have a way of explaining them that students have found to be very helpful.
I have tutored regular and honors Geometry in Districts 203 and 204 and others. I have tutored PI Plus Honors Geometry for 8th graders. At the College of DuPage Math Assistance Centers, I have tutored COD’s Geometry course.
Geometry had not really been a favorite of mine. But over the years, I have come to appreciate the different way it makes you think. I have also become very comfortable with the curriculum and am able to see where things are headed and help students see that too.
More than once, I have come across a student who “hates proofs” and being that I was not originally a big fan, we can “hate” them together, bringing humor into the situation and relieving the stress.
In Geometry, some of the topics I do enjoy are:
- circles and the angles and segment lengths related to circles
- coordinate geometry (because I am an Algebra lover)
- points of concurrency in a triangle (because I finally "get" them!)
- and as for proofs, my favorites are congruent triangles.
- The rest of Geometry is actually starting to grow on me!
German Problems
Some of the honors geometry courses have a part of the curriculum called German Problems. The instructions can be confusing. I am very familiar with those, so I can help you sort it out.
Geometry Review for College Placement Test:
When a student is about to begin college, almost any school is going to give a placement test to decide what math course the student must take. These invariably contain Geometry, and it has usually been quite some time since the student has taken Geometry. I recommend having some review sessions to brush up.