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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make sure your daughters excel in Math. This opens doors for them in high paying STEM careers. [/quote] You can't make sure a person *excels* in math or any other subject. Either their brain is wired for that, or it's not. Also, high-paying is not everything in life. Going for something that makes you happy is much more important, IMO.[/quote] [b]Math can be learned by anyone [/b]as long as it is taught well. Women tend to shy away from Math and that is a big detriment to their future earning. A high paying job is more essential for a female than a male. Mainly because of the fact that they give birth and usually take care of the kids. Sons are given tangible goals by parents -" become good in xyz sports; get into xyz college; become a lawyer, doctor, engineer, hedgefund manager". Daughters are given intangible goals like "be happy". Well, it is harder to get to intangible goals. So, make them financially independent and capable of becoming the breadwinner of their household. The rest will hopefully follow.[/quote] Poster you're quoting. There's a difference between learning something and excelling at something. A very big difference.[/quote] Math skills are genetic. [/quote] Poster you're quoting. Nothing is generic past a certain level. Once you get past that, you need real talent in that field, whatever that is. [b]Either you are born with it, or you're not.[[/b]/quote] The tiger moms do not realize this, and expect their children to be miraculously smarter than they are. :shock: [/quote]
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