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Zoneboy · 08-15-2008, 08:27 PM

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MIAMI (CBS4) ― Actress Danica McKellar is on a mission – help middle school girls who are afraid of math get over their fears. She stopped by the Jim and Jade Show Wednesday morning to talk about her new book that does just that.

"When I was in the 7th grade I used to come home and cry because I was afraid of trying my math homework," recalled McKellar.

With her runaway bestseller Math Doesn't Suck, actress and math genius McKellar swept the country, challenging the "math nerd" stereotype—and giving students the tools to ace tests and homework in her unique just-us-girls style. Now, after countless emails and encore requests from students, parents, and teachers alike, she's back with KISS MY MATH: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss.

McKellar said the new book is laid out like a teen magazine and gives examples of how math is relevant in everyday life.

"I give examples of how you might use math in life and I also teach the concepts in the context of things that kids are already thinking about at that age," said McKellar. "In Kiss My Math, I teach the associative property with popularity and cliques. So parenthesis around numbers look to me like little cliques, so I teach that."

Best known for her roles on The Wonder Years and The West Wing, McKellar is also an internationally recognized mathematician and advocate for math education.

James · 08-16-2008, 01:34 AM

This book has its own website, http://kissmymath.com/. It's great that Danica is spending her post-Winnie time doing this! Hopefully she will help the USA get the highest test scores in math, given the many reports of us being behind the rest of the world!

Schmoopie · 08-16-2008, 01:40 AM

That's great. I wish I would have been able to read that book when I was a teenager (although I don't even know if she had been born then!

)!!! Then again, it might help me to read it now!

Andrea

PS: I only used that "crybaby" smilie because that was the only 'baby' one I could find. I wasn't implying anything about Danika at all!

Sophia's Wrinkles · 08-16-2008, 01:46 AM

How in the world did that title not get focus-grouped to death?

Wreckless · 08-16-2008, 04:35 PM

LOL @ that title, clever I guess...Good for Danica though, she's doing great...

08-15-2008, 08:27 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,406	Danica McKellar - Kiss My Math Video Link MIAMI (CBS4) ― Actress Danica McKellar is on a mission – help middle school girls who are afraid of math get over their fears. She stopped by the Jim and Jade Show Wednesday morning to talk about her new book that does just that. "When I was in the 7th grade I used to come home and cry because I was afraid of trying my math homework," recalled McKellar. With her runaway bestseller Math Doesn't Suck, actress and math genius McKellar swept the country, challenging the "math nerd" stereotype—and giving students the tools to ace tests and homework in her unique just-us-girls style. Now, after countless emails and encore requests from students, parents, and teachers alike, she's back with KISS MY MATH: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss. McKellar said the new book is laid out like a teen magazine and gives examples of how math is relevant in everyday life. "I give examples of how you might use math in life and I also teach the concepts in the context of things that kids are already thinking about at that age," said McKellar. "In Kiss My Math, I teach the associative property with popularity and cliques. So parenthesis around numbers look to me like little cliques, so I teach that." Best known for her roles on The Wonder Years and The West Wing, McKellar is also an internationally recognized mathematician and advocate for math education.
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Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	That's great. I wish I would have been able to read that book when I was a teenager (although I don't even know if she had been born then!)!!! Then again, it might help me to read it now! Andrea PS: I only used that "crybaby" smilie because that was the only 'baby' one I could find. I wasn't implying anything about Danika at all!
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08-16-2008, 01:34 AM	#2
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	This book has its own website, http://kissmymath.com/. It's great that Danica is spending her post-Winnie time doing this! Hopefully she will help the USA get the highest test scores in math, given the many reports of us being behind the rest of the world!

08-16-2008, 01:46 AM	#4
Sophia's Wrinkles Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 16, 2002 Posts: 460	How in the world did that title not get focus-grouped to death?

08-16-2008, 04:35 PM	#5
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	LOL @ that title, clever I guess...Good for Danica though, she's doing great...