Scholastic MATH magazine

LOL the Scholastic MATH magazine is pretty funny. Like they have Taylor Swift on the September 6, 2010 issue (my sister brought it home from school). And the page that the “article” is on says:


When Taylor Swift walks through a store and sees an item she likes, she thinks…you belong with me! “I love shopping for clothes,” Taylor told MATH. But between recording, touring, acting, and everything else on her schedule, it’s hard to find much time for the mall. “When I do get a moment to shop, I try to get as much as possible,” she said. When buying many items at once, it can be hard to keep track of how much money you’re spending. But does Taylor cry teardrops on her guitar? No, she just uses mental math to estimate. It’s simple: In your head, round all the prices on the tags and add them up. Then, when you get to the register, you won’t be surprised by not having enough money for everything! In our questions, you’ll go shopping with Taylor. With estimation and mental math, you’ll be pretty swift! –by Linda Buchwald

And the fake brands are like “guess not” “unlucky” “forever 12” “American ostrich”!!! LOL.

Also they have ‘Skylight: Factor Fantasy”: (**cough cough kelly-spazzing-out cough cough jackie-still-likes-jacob-better cough cough**)

The first time I saw Edweird Sullen, I knew he was different. He’s gorgeous. And brave. And a 110-year-old vampire obseesed with finding the perfect hair gel. We meet secretly under the skylight in my kitchen and bake cookies. But there is another: J-Kub Blech, who can turn into a werewolf, then a bunny, and finally, a set of patio furniture. Do I date a guy older than my grandfather, or one who chews my shoes?

And some of the problems for that one are like:

Edweird has to check his hair every 28 minutes. How many factors does 28 have, including one and itself?

Edweird says it’s not true that vampires are afraid of garlic. They’re afraid of waffles, canned asparagus, wrapping paper, garbage trucks, spiders, and actor Billy Ray Cyrus, but not garlic.

The Volturkeys are a very powerful group of feathered vampires who can only be destroyed with gravy. They have all sorts of crazy rules, such as: If I want to date Edweird, I have to be turned into a vampire and list all the factors of 52.