Math Doesn't Suck by Danica Mckellar

Math Doesn't Suck by Danica Mckellar

From a well-known actress, math genius and popular contestant on Dancing With The Stars--a 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 drop--especially for girls--in large part due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they can't do math, and that math is uncool. Young girls today need strong female role models to embrace the idea that it's okay to be smart--in fact, it's sexy to be smart

It's Danica McKellar's mission to be this role model, and demonstrate on a large scale that math doesn't suck. In this fun and accessible guide, McKellar--dubbed a math superstar by The New York Times--gives 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 Danica's own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). In addition, borrowing from the style of today's teen magazines, it even includes a Math Horoscope section, Math Personality Quizzes, and Real-Life Testimonials--ultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think.

Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape, Kiss My Math: Telling Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, and Hot X: Algebra Exposed! are among Danica McKellar's New York Times bestselling math books. She's also recognized for her work on The Wonder Years, The West Wing, and a number of Hallmark Channel movies, as well as being a Dancing with the Stars quarterfinalist. She resides in Los Angeles with her family.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781594630392
ISBN 10	1594630399
Title	Math Doesn't Suck
Author	Danica Mckellar
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hudson Street Press
Year published	2007-08-02
Number of pages	297
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.