Welcome Lizzie. I was actually told to read it by my lecturer last semester as a homework. There's another TED Talk (which I don't think I have anymore) about how to teach Maths which did everything Lockhart asked for.

I have had many rants about my friend who is (now) a Grade 8 flautist and said "I can't wait until I've done my Grade 8 so I can play the music I want to play". What's the point of learning an instrument to pass exams?