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Studenting is comprised of the behaviors that students perform or exhibit in a learning situation, such as the mathematics classroom. These may or may not be intended to help themselves learn, and may or may not conform to the teacher's goals and expected actions. In this paper I report on the case of a particular student, Maria. Observations, together with excerpts of informal interviews, are used to provide a preliminary analysis using activity theory as a theoretical lens. Initial results reveal that 'good' studenting behaviors do not necessarily result in mathematics learning, nor indicate a primary motive of learning. Analysis indicates Maria's primary motive was to get a good grade and be seen as a good student. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]