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How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
Hudson Street Press
August 2007
On Sale: August 2, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 1594630399
EAN: 9781594630392
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
From a well-known actress and math genius—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.
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