If you are a parent, an educator of any subject, this lecture is a must see

Though I find a connection with all of my students, it's the special needs child that tugs most at my 'heart strings'. It's this child that causes me to continually find new ways to teach and reach them.

I feel an earnest connection with Temple Grandin, a professor who was diagnosed as a young child with Autism. Here in her Ted.com lecture, she discusses why ALL classes need to be taught, as all children think and learn differently. How cutting music, art, the hands on classes such as woodworking and metal working are doing our children, our country a disservice. Please take the time to watch.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html