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Danica McKellar has a message for girls: Cute and smart is better than cute and
dumb.
McKellar, who played Winnie on the 1990s television show "The Wonder Years," is
coming out with a book, "Math Doesn't Suck," to encourage girls to get into
math.
"When girls see the antics of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, they think that
being fun and glamorous also means being dumb and irresponsible," the
32-year-old McKellar told Newsweek for editions to hit newsstands Monday.
"But I want to show them that being smart is cool," she said. "Being good at
math is cool. And not only that, it can help them get what they want out of
life."
McKellar should know. The actress once struggled with the subject around the
seventh grade, but a teacher helped her through. McKellar eventually majored in
math in college.
The book includes tips to avoid mistakes on homework, ways to overcome test-day
anxiety and profiles of three beautiful mathematicians.
"I want to tell girls that cute and dumb isn't as good as cute and smart," she
said.
(This version CORRECTS that McKellar majored in math in college, instead of
becoming a mathematician.)