I beg to differ on your point of math being inherently non-social.
In high school, I actively participated--and later led--my school's math league team. Every Friday, we were either home or away for a match with another school. My school wasn't particularly known as a math hothouse (unlike other schools with gifted programs), but we managed to get pretty far in the playoffs for the years I was there, finishing 3rd in the district once even.
Back then, I also actively participated in math and science contests, which eventually led me to be invited to a week-long math seminar. During that week, we had daily team competitions and other activities that were fun, social, and mind boggling at the same time.
And it doesn't hurt on that one faithful June morning too many years ago, I also met the person whom eventually became my husband. wink
In high school, I actively participated--and later led--my school's math league team. Every Friday, we were either home or away for a match with another school. My school wasn't particularly known as a math hothouse (unlike other schools with gifted programs), but we managed to get pretty far in the playoffs for the years I was there, finishing 3rd in the district once even.
Back then, I also actively participated in math and science contests, which eventually led me to be invited to a week-long math seminar. During that week, we had daily team competitions and other activities that were fun, social, and mind boggling at the same time.
And it doesn't hurt on that one faithful June morning too many years ago, I also met the person whom eventually became my husband. wink