"Cheat" sheets and geometry

[EKS]

My son is currently working through TT Geometry. He has dyslexia, which makes it extremely difficult for him to memorize things. Do any of you let your students use a list of postulates/definitions/theorems when taking geometry tests? If not, how have your students approached the task? Flashcards? Much if it doesn't seem to lend itself to flashcards.

 

 

Thanks!

[Veronica in VA]

My ds used Chalkdust geometry and I allowed him to have a list of the theorems when he took his tests. I remember we were allowed to in school as well.

 

Veronica

[HollyinNNV]

In high school honors geometry, I was allowed as many notes I could fit on a 4x6 index card.

[Jane in NC]

There was a discussion on "cheat sheets" in science and math courses in this thread. You might find it to be helpful even if the comments do not apply to geometry specifically.

 

Regards,

Jane

[Melissa B]

When I was in high school we were allowed to use one standard size playing card for major math and science tests. Thinking back it is really funny. It required even more care than an index card.

 

First you had to use white-out because the cards were glossy and usually had something printed on them. Then you had to write with ink in order write over the white-out. And it is much harder to write small over white-out than on an index card. So you really couldn't get much information on it. Once you made a mistake you would usually have to white-out the whole card and start over. I probably spent several hours working on each card - much more time than I would have spent studying if I wasn't allowed any sort of cheat sheet. :D