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Peer reviewedThwaites, G. N. – Mathematics in School, 1989
This article discusses two of the reasons for the decline of formal Euclidean geometry in recent syllabi: (1) Traditional approach; and (2) Inherent difficulties. Suggested are some reasons and examples as to why the decline should be reversed. (YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Geometry
