%0 Journal Article %T Rosbi y las matem¨˘ticas %A Cortina Morfin %A Jos¨¦ Luis %J Educaci¨®n matem¨˘tica %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this paper is based on an interview conducted to a seventh grade student (13 years old) of an urban public school in m¨¦xico. in the interview the student describes the change she experienced as a mathematics learner throughout a school year. this change involved developing a new attitude towards mathematics, and improving her ways of participating in math class and her academic performance. the paper discusses how the student's experience can help latin-american mathematics teachers to support their underachieving pupils' academic improvement. %K students' voice %K underachieving students %K classroom participation %K small group work %K middle school. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1665-58262008000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en