My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that theres a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and thats the way Id like to convey them myself. – Danica McKellar
Look at Jessica Simpson. Shes famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasnt that dumb, but thats how she was perceived – and thats what got popular. – Danica McKellar
I had done quite a bit of research about math education when I spoke before Congress in 2000 about the importance of women in mathematics. The session of Congress was all about raising more scholarships for girls in college. I told them I felt that its too late by college. – Danica McKellar
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cats meow. – Danica McKellar
The universal human laws – need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain – are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture. – George Saunders