Mike Byster, a retired commodities trader from Chicago, came to ...

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: April 29, 2010

Mike Byster, a retired commodities trader from Chicago, came to Springfield Intermediate School on Thursday to teach students math and memory tricks that they can use to improve their academic performance and that will aid them throughout their lives. Byster, known nationally as a “mathemagician,” offers the program without charge.