I always thought of Legos as being a fairly gender-neutral toy (despite the girly pseudoLegos they tried which never sold well). Technics and the doomed Pneumatics were more aimed at boys (which didn't stop me from loving them), but they weren't as popular as regular Legos.
Anyhow, I loved Legos to death and loved math as a kid, but somewhere along the way I lost it (roundabout integral calculus). I think in my case it has more to do with the sort of math my brain works with.
One thing that bugs me about these gender assumptions is that skills which make one good at science == skills which make one good at math -- most people I know in the maths and sciences are significantly better at one than the other, with the exception of physicists. Different mindsets, different skills, and it's amazing how many scientists suck at pure math and how many mathematicians break down when confronted with applied math.
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Date: 2005-01-18 06:09 pm (UTC)Anyhow, I loved Legos to death and loved math as a kid, but somewhere along the way I lost it (roundabout integral calculus). I think in my case it has more to do with the sort of math my brain works with.
One thing that bugs me about these gender assumptions is that skills which make one good at science == skills which make one good at math -- most people I know in the maths and sciences are significantly better at one than the other, with the exception of physicists. Different mindsets, different skills, and it's amazing how many scientists suck at pure math and how many mathematicians break down when confronted with applied math.
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