I just read this article in the LATimes about female teachers leaving an unfavorable impression of mathematics to the girls they teach.
What’s worse is that these teachers didn’t have the proper training in mathematics:
“The study raises important questions about the education of elementary school teachers. Only 33% of kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers took a course in probability and statistics in college, and only 13% took calculus, Beilock said.”
We need to work on this a bit…and let’s make all subjects interesting for girls! Science and math can be so much fun when put in the right perspective!
I recently graduated from CSUCI with my B.S. in Computer Science. I am fortunate to say that I also have a B.A. in English from Cal Poly, SLO. I am currently working for a software company in Ventura County, while also working on side projects at home.
My interests have always been in technology, including programming, gaming, and gadgets in general.