Character strengths support academic learning and can and should be incorporated into all content areas. This article articulates ways character strengths, including self-efficacy, positive-attitude, perseverance, growth-mindset, intrinsic motivation, intellectual carefulness, and courage specifically support mathematics education (K-8) and can help meet the Common Core Standards. In this article we use Shield's model, which organizes character strengths into 5 categories: performance character, intellectual character, civic character, moral character, and collective character--a form of group character. This article articulates a practical application of character strengths to mathematics education.