I'll Admit That I Do

When I Was 15, I Had A Crush On This Guy Who Was Really Good At Magic, And So I Learned To Juggle, Thinking It Would Impress Him. I Spent Hours And Hours Practicing, Planning To Show Him. And Then I Never Even Saw Him Again. But At Least I Learned How To Juggle.

This Much I'm Sure Of. Chances For Winning = 1 - (# Of Math Students Playing)/ (# Of Math Students Cheering). That's A Fraction.

If I'm Teaching Girls That Do Love To Make Cookies And Do Love Fashion - That They Can Use Math As A Part Of That - You Think That's Me Saying, Come On Girls You Belong In The Kitchen, You Belong Shopping? Or, Do You Think It's Me Showing Them How Math Is Part Of All Their Life, Even The Part They Thought It Had Nothing To Do With?

Girls Think That Being Glamorous Means Making Mistakes And Being Irresponsible. And That's Just Not True. The Smarter You Are, The Better Prepared You Are To Make Decisions In Your Life, The More Likely You Are To Lead A Satisfying Life And Be Glamorous And Fun And Anything You Want To Be.

When I Was Little, We Had A Golden Book That Had All These Disney Characters In One Portrait On The First Page. My Dad Used To Read From It Every Night. We'd Play This Game Of Find Pluto Or Find Donald Duck. He'd Read Us Stories And Do All The Voices. Those Are Great Memories.