Problem solving and critical thinking, having the confidence to ask questions and seek out answers, these are all skills we want to help girls build at Girl Scouts. Whether she grows up to become a mechanic, a neurosurgeon, a cosmetologist, or a stay-at-home Mom she’ll need to solve problems and STEM activities (science, technology, engineering, and math) give girls excellent opportunities to practice those important life skills.
One of the major building blocks of STEM is math. And yet if you ask many youth (and adults) they’ll tell you that they’re just not good at math.
So how do we change the way girls (and adults) experience math? How do we change the perception that Continue Reading