Special Ed Files: Bassackwards

I read a music teacher forum post today. A poor woman was seeking advice on how to handle to special ed kids with IEP's who breakdown when hearing music or handle music making objects. Her admins told her that she may not be able to use music at all in the classes with these students. She wanted advice on how to help these two kids in a group of average students, whether she can be forced to change her entire curriculum to accommodate two students.

Whoa!!! Hold on!! Stop the tape! Did you catch that?

A music teacher is being told to refrain from using music in a MUSIC class!!!!

How is that supposed to work? How on God's green earth can you teach a subject without ever using it?! Can you teach math without using numbers and numeric words? Can you teach reading without using print?

Without music, it ain't a a music class anymore. It's a history and/or a science class, and a really crappy one at that.