Tripartite
Interview
Part II
by Jad Dahshan
Two months ago, nigh to Pi Day, as I ventured through the thick jungle which is IB, I found myself in a triangular clearing, and on the pillars which were its vertices sat Mr. Daoud, Mr. Mohammad, and Mr. Salah. My exploration began with questions regarding the nature of Mathematics and its relationship with the Arts; however, with the year drawing towards its end, more existential curiosities begged me to enquire about the abstract concept of education. Mr. Daoud, who is “a little bit involved in teaching mathematics as a topic by itself”, responded when I asked what he would change in the system:
“My idea of change is the integration of more –or perhaps newer- mathematical techniques into science to help explain and solve certain scientific phenomena better and more accurately.”
Mr. Mohammad, on the other hand, seemed more acutely concerned with the dilemma of inadequate introduction to the basics of mathematics, stressing that “what matters when it comes to mathematics the most