在教学实践中笔者发现,指导学生写数学小论文能帮他们更好地进行探究性学习,这也是提高学生学习兴趣的一条有效途径。通过写小论文,师生之间又多了一种交往方式,学生的学习渠道也得到了拓宽,我认为,我们很有必要对这一新颖的课题进行深入的研究。“数学小论文”并不是让学生以论文的形式对数学问题进行阐述,而是要学生利用日记的形式来对他们在学习过程中所发现的问题进行描述, In the teaching practice, I found that guiding students to write math essays can help them better explore the learning, which is also an effective way to improve students’ interest in learning. By writing a small essay, there is another kind of communication between teachers and students. Students’ learning channels have also been broadened. I think it is necessary for us to conduct an in-depth study on this novel topic. Instead of having students elaborate math problems in the form of essays, “math essays ” requires students to use diary forms to describe what they found in their learning process,