Originally Posted by
Gabrielle's Mimi
I teach quilting, and one common thing is hear is "I can't do math," or "I don't know fractions on a ruler," or "how much fabric should I get if I need 1/2 yard and 3/8 yard?" I would get rid of the thought in women's brains that says boys are good at math and science and girls are not. We women would NEVER say, "oh, I'm no good at speaking English," or "I'm not able to write a grocery list," yet I hear negative math comments all the time. I also hear things like, "my mother was no good at math either," as if math is genetic! Let's empower women to be smart and teach each other the things we might have missed in school. Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now!
I was always good with math. At age 66, I had never heard girls were supposed to be bad at math until maybe 20 years ago.
The math needed for quilting is soooooooooooo easy, so elementary that all those "I can't do math" people could be cutting their own templates and drawing their own sketches and enlarging/shrinking their own patterns is they'd just sit for a while and let someone show them. Well, wait, I know at least one who couldnt'