Pitfalls to Teaching Geometry

Michael de Villiers reviews the pitfalls in teaching geometry. One pitfall that he decribes is the no change pitfall, which states that new geometry techonology requires change within the curriculum and classroom teaching strategies. In addition, teachers are required to learn the new software and adjust to the classroom changes. As a first year teacher, this is something that I do not want to worry about, unless the district made the process as easy as possible. For example, providing on-site training would be beneficial.

While reading the "painless learning" pitfall, I was discouraged because I don't see a way to avoid this downfall using technology only. Since much of the geometry software is not hands on for the students, then it is difficult to assess how much they are understand. Thus, a mixture of technology and paper-pencil learning is best.