Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

This book makes mathematics fun and easy. it is the only book for maths that i am not getting tired of despite having English as a second language. As a teacher I am inspired by the humorous and smart way of introducing maths to students. i am planning to buy the second book as well. I hope Danica writes more books explaining algebra and other difficult math concepts.

I am a guidance cousnelor in a local high school, and while I realize many people think of guidance counselors with the same disdain Kevin Smith has for us, as evidenced in the movie "Clerks"; I have stumbled upon a rather interesting element as of late. Lately, girls are tending to perform better in higher level math classes than their counterparts- boys. This observation alone is of no great significance, but the additional truth that girls often feel that being too smart is not helpful in the ever challenging, evolving, and dangerous social acceptance scence in American high schools does often constitute a reason for girls not performing up to their levels based upon these incorrect perceptions. Often these perception are that girls will not be popular or well liked if they exert too much of their own skills and intelligence in the class room.

This book is a welcome addition and an attempt to squelched the aforementioned observation. I bought this for my highly motivated and math savy 8th grade daughter. She devoured it. It instilled in her a sense of math confidence that she would lose at times inside a testerone filled math class. She is smart, but she doesn't like to compete for success much, particularly against Aplha adolescent boys. Here is this book written by a pretty, smart, and young women that has noteriety and fame, yet she tossed that aside to instruct kids about math. It is fun to read, and more than ever, it sends the message that math is relevant, fun, and vital to Americans.

I would recommend this book to any middle schooler that reads and has reservations about math. It may surely turn the corner for them

Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail This is real math, de-mystified with a very positive attitude. You don't need a math "gene" to do math and be good at doing math. I use this book with some students in a college math class. The readability and the math problems and situations apply as well! Kudos to Danica McKellar for writing a book that has applications for 6th grade through adults!

I read this book and the one titled Kiss My Math: Both are excellent and effective in getting math concepts across to girls in grades 5-8. I gave a set to my daughter who teaches junior high math. The books would help anyone, but all the examples are aimed toward girls and situations in which girls would relate. As a parent, however, if you need ideas on getting a math concept across to a boy, the book can still help. Great job, Danica.

Linda

This book is written in a format that appeals to kids and is easy to understand. My child was having a problem with fractions and after reading the pages about it she walked away saying that she finally understood. What a blessing this book is.