Read Now THE UNTOLD SAGA OF KATHERINE JOHNSON - NASA MATHEMATICIAN:HUMAN COMPUTER PDF
This book is to encourage women to follow subjects like Mathematics and Science and not to be intimidated by the idea that men are more capable of STEM fields ("STEM" is shorthand for "science, technology, engineering and mathematics") than women. Studies show that in elementary schools, both sexes are the same, but as the students’ progress to middle and high schools, disparity becomes evident. Foreign born American parents encourage their children to excel in STEM programs. My brother's daughter is a medical doctor, she excelled in STEM programs, my son is a mechanical engineer, and he excelled in STEM programs. My brother was the first African to earn a Nuclear Physics Masters and doctoral degree.The home is the first institution of learning. We need to encourage our girls to build their self-esteem at home so that they can be able to fight the system when it discourages them to follow their hearts. I had a college professor who talked about me and my capabilities so bad, for a minute I doubted myself. I had to encourage myself and rise above the criticism. I did not graduate with a doctoral degree, but I had two degrees from South Africa, two degrees from America and two certifications from both countries. I had to learn to encourage myself in the midst of this college professor talking about me like I was not capable of being a doctoral candidate. I was two classes shy of completing my course work.Katherine Johnson is a trailblazer, she achieved all her accolades long before women were even capable of finishing high school because her parents saw the gift in her and they encouraged her to be the best.I grew up in South Africa where some parents believed that it is not wise to educate women, because they are going to get married and the spouse will benefit from all the hard work that the parents have done. My father did not receive formal education; my mother went as far as eighth grade, which was like high school back then. He made up his mind that he was going to educate his children, both boys and girls will have similar short at education, so that we can be able to take care of ourselves, not to rely on a man to take care of us. My father was ridiculed by his friends, but at the end, he was the hero, when they saw us graduate from prestigious high schools and colleges. By the way, African parents had to pay for all their children's education; there was no free education, no scholarships for them because of the racism (Apartheid, a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race and color) that prevailed in South Africa.
