When students go from elementary to middle school, their attitudes toward mathematics often change for the worse. Help is on the way. Veteran actor, writer, musician, and teacher Josh Brackett will visit your pre-algebra students in period costume as Pythagoras of Samos, the world’s first mathematician. He’ll tell the story of his life and how he came to discover the power and beauty of numbers in three fields: astronomy, music, and geometry. With a multimedia presentation, audience participation, special props, and a healthy dose of humor, Pythagoras, the most famous philosopher and charismatic teacher of his time, will take your students on a fascinating journey to 6th century Greece. In an exciting assembly program and in their math classes, Pythagoras will let your students in on The Secret of the Cosmos and challenge, encourage, and inspire them to become more eager, confident, and effective math learners.