Letters to the Editor
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I feel like nobody can win at Broadsheet
When I first read about Danica McKellar's math book, I should have known that Broadsheet would rush to judge its "sexist" approach. You know, I was great at math as a child and as soon as I hit high school, suddenly I just didn't enjoy it as much anymore. One of the reasons is that advanced math, particularly statistics and calculus, are really, really difficult to apply to real world situations. How many times have we all asked, "what does this have to do with my life?" Maybe a book like this could have answered those questions for me.
I am an independent, successful, 27-year-old woman (who considers herself a feminist) and frankly, I do enjoy shopping and spending my hard earned money on things that I want. AND I enjoy cooking--the horror! Ultimately I learned most of the most useful math, like percentages, etc. in practical situations, and maybe if I had had a book like this it would have been a lot easier going.
Good for Danica, and Boo to Broadsheet. I've been reading it ever since its introduction and get so tired of these types of "analyses."