Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
Danica McKellar
Hardcover
(Avery, Aug. 2, 2007)
Read Danica McKellar's posts on the Penguin BlogFrom a well-known actress and math geniusâa groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educators As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when math scores begin to dropâespecially for girlsâin large part due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they âcanât doâ math, and that math is âuncool.â Young girls today need strong female role models to embrace the idea that itâs okay to be smartâin fact, itâs sexy to be smart! Itâs Danica McKellarâs mission to be this role model, and demonstrate on a large scale that math doesnât suck. In this fun and accessible guide, McKellarâdubbed a âmath superstarâ by The New York Timesâgives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more. The book features hip, real-world examples, step-by-step instruction, and engaging stories of Danicaâs own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). In addition, borrowing from the style of todayâs teen magazines, it even includes a Math Horoscope section, Math Personality Quizzes, and Real-Life Testimonialsâultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think.
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