The article “Writing to Learn Mathematics by: Bernadette Russek” makes the reader understand why and how writing is a part of mathematics and how it will always be. Ms.Russek states “Writing is a valuable assessment tool. It is used to assess attitudes and beliefs, mathematical ability, and ability to express ideas clearly” and she is right about how it assess the way people think and how they feel about what they will be learning and why they feel that way, that way is usually “I do not like math” and using the English language to communicate with your professor or teacher about how to improve the way you think and how easy it all is when you just slow down and think about it all. One of the writing prompts she included in her paper is usually what quite a few teachers do when they just meet their new classes “Write a ‘mathography’ in which you describe your feelings about and experiences in mathematics, both in and out of school. Include the completion of the statement: What I like most (or least) about math is . . .”(-Bernadette Russek) and she does this at the beginning of the semester to establish communication and to try and get to know her students better, which is a good idea and teachers should always do this so they can understand how to help their students succeed.