In honour of Pie Day, the 14th of March, I set out to interview three teachers about mathematics, the sciences, and the arts, in hopes that I may squeeze some droplets of wisdom from their words; they were Mr. Salah, Mr. Mohammad, and Mr. Daoud. In fidelity to the occasion, the first question begged a definition of math, and interestingly enough, both Mr. Salah and Mr. Daoud used the analogy of a “tool” to describe it. The former stated that it “steers the universe” while the latter said it was “considered the master and slave of scientific disciplines”. Meanwhile, Mr. Mohammad compared the ancient study to “a language” that is “like music”, for the fact that it allows speakers of different tongues to “easily communicate through [it]”.
However, I still thirsted for more, and so on I prodded, for there was much to be said about the widespread misconception dividing the Sciences –and Mathematics- from the Arts:
Mr. Mohammad: “Most of those ancient, great artists and philosophers used to be good at math, because if you are good at math, you can create your own world and imagine this one in a different way. So, I totally disagree with the belief that people have that if you are an exceptional mathematician then you are not an equally talented artist and vice versa.”
Mr. Salah: “I believe that if you are good at math, you are good at art; if you are good at art, you should be good at math. The
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