num_pages: 320
description: From a well-known actress and math geniusa 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 dropespecially for girlsin 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 smartin 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 McKellardubbed a math superstar by The New York Timesgives 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 Testimonialsultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think.
language: English
title: Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
publisher: Avery