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Jake, a highly intelligent fourth-grader with autism, changed my perspective on teaching. Jake was interested in math and science but found it very hard to engage in reading and social studies. When it came time for my annual Market Day project, in which students design a product to sell, advertise it, and then make and sell it, all within a budget, Jake refused to participate. I was at a loss. At the time, I was a teacher ambassador for the New Mexico Public Education...