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Geometry Day 1

This is an experiment.  I have really high hopes for it.  I think together we can learn a lot, and enjoy it.


Requested Homework:

Read:  http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html

Answer (please copy the questions into a text file, type your responses, and email them to me):

(0)  Do you have any thoughts about what you just read?  Do you agree with Mr. Gatto?


(1)  What are you passionate about?  Would you do that more if you weren't in school?


(2)  Do you want to study Geometry?


(3)  Can you think of any ways to work your passion into the study of Geometry (don't worry if you can't - I will help; that's my job)?  An example: if your passion is art, you could suggest doing art projects with geometric themes, like these.


(4)  How do you think your grade in this class should be determined?  An example: if you would like a very traditional math class, you could suggest your grade to be 10% homework, 10% participation, 30% final, 50% quizzes/tests.  Or, another example, if you were the above hypothetical student who is passionate about art, you could suggest that your grade be determined solely by (100%) projects.

PS - the email that I check frequently and want you to use is samhavens@gmail.com
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