It was fascinating to read this article on numbers and personality. It offers such a unique perspective way to see the meanings behind all the numbers. I think teaching should be put into context, giving stories to it. Psychologically, it is proven that students learn better when they involve their own life experiences. Infuse your own personality into math numbers can be creative and fun for students.
I also really liked the concept of how language has an influence on how people understand numbers in different cultures. For example, number 4 means stability in some cultures but means death in Chinese culture because it has a similar pronunciation of "death" in Chinese. A lot of buildings would skip floor level 4 in the elevator in China. Obviously, there is no scientific approval on that, but it just adds so many characteristics to different numbers.
Using such a concept in lower-grade math classrooms will be very helpful and enjoyable for students. It gives students the freedom to make up their own personal connections to numbers and remember some boring math fundamental facts more fun! As someone who doesn't have great memorization, making up related stories helped me remember boring academic concepts.
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