What I found particularly interesting was the spirited conversation with his first guest Danica McKellar. You might remember her as "Winnie" from the TV show "The Wonder Years". Well, now she has majored in Math at UCLA and published a book: Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
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Thanks, Mason. This was really good! I played that dumb game in school to be cool, too, just like D. McKellar discussed. I agree with her point about fractions being the toughest conceptually. I see lots of girls in high school struggling with the dumb act in math when they should be proud of their own smarts.
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Interesting! I am one of those moms who "couldn't do Math" (which isn't really true since I got A's in Math up until 2nd semester Geometry when I bailed after struggling my way to a C!). In my case I've never really needed any of the higher math skills (except to help my kids do homework! Not.) but Jennah is bright in Math and likes it so I really want to encourage her to continue to excel. Who knows, maybe one day she will want to build bridges and be an engineer. I am definitely going to get the book, it sounds like something she would like and I could use as a supportive mom. Thanks. Lisa Knafelc
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