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Winnie Wrote a Math Book
SoyChemist writes "Hollywood is not known for providing a wealth of positive female role models. Danica McKellar, the actress that played Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years and Elsie Snuffin on The West Wing, has written a math book for teenage girls. 'Math Doesn't Suck' is done in the style of a teen magazine. It even includes a horoscope, cute doodles of shoes and jewelry, and testimonials from attractive young career women that use math at work. It focuses on fractions and pre-algebra and uses mnemonics like calling a reciprocal a 'refliprocal', because you just take the fraction and flip it upside down. Wired interviewed McKellar about the new book and her crusade to eliminate the achievement gap between boys and girls in math courses. McKellar graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA. While studying there, she co-authored a proof and presented it at a conference. After she and Mayim Bialik — star of Blossom and a PhD in neuroscience — appeared in a 20/20 episode about intellectual actresses, several literary agents came knocking on her door."
What do you mean "their Fundies and Unions won't even let them bring in immigrants to keep the lights on" ? (I know you mean fundamentalists)
I really hate this (incredibly stupid) idea that gets thrown around all the time that immigrants do the jobs no one else wants to do. It's like everyone has forgotten to use their brain.
Why is it that people are happy with a job in sanitation? (the garbage man)
Because it pays.
Any time you hear of a job that "Americans don't want to do" it simply means not enough money is being paid.
Instead you have this brain-dead idea that it's ok to have second-class citizens.
"it's good that they've eradicated teenage pregnancy"
yeah and while they're at it, they'll eradicate homosexuality and masturbation too. And how about young people being horny? Have they fixed that yet?
Everyone can be like that guy in "40 year old virgin." Great movie btw.