Ones Take on Three and Four Math

Sooo, we haven't heard from Three or Four about math yet and I'm wanting something to write about so I will do my best to guess Three and Four's math perspectives. Please forgive the poetic license I am taking here.

Three, I would guess, does not spend a lot of time pondering math, although from time to time she might come upon a juicy morsel or experience that gets her thinking about it and she will delight in that bit of math trivia or puzzle, etc. She probably uses math frequently in her job and life without thinking much about it, and hence probably does math a lot more than she thinks about math. She is not one to shy away from math when the topic arises and due to the differential between the amount of time talking vs doing math, might surprise those around her when her math skills come to the forefront. Being surrounded by a number of siblings and family members who pride themselves in their math and logic skills, some of whom have gone on to specialize in math, she is more likely in a family discussion to sit back and watch any math theatre that may arise, without putting too much of her input in. That being said, if there is a math related problem to be solved, she would not hesitate to dive in and give it a go.

Four loves numbers. Numbers flow easily for her and she has systems for remembering numbers, dates, and combinations of numbers. There's something about the patterns inherent in math that appeal to her. She is very good at numbers and math and she truly enjoys them. I can't relate very much to Four when it comes to math but I admire her for it. I would like to teach my kids to see numbers more the way she does than the way I do, not as a utility but as something to be savored and explored. I might hypothesize that Four relates to math the way One relates to Food, but I'm not sure. Just an idea.

I look forward to seeing what Three and Four have to say about Math themselves. I hope I'm not too far off. Now it's Michael Weston time. Adieu.