Temple Grandin was enrolled in primary school as a child and considers herself fortunate to have had supportive mentors from primary school onward. However, in 1961 Temple was expelled from her Junior High School. Grandin states that Junior High and High School were some of the most unpleasant years of her life because of her poor communication skills. She was the "nerdy kid" that others bullied. Temple remembers walking down the halls and being called a "tape recorder" because of her propensity to repetitive speech. Grandin states that, "I could laugh about it now, but back then it really hurt."
In 1966 Grandin graduated from Hampshire Country School, a boarding school for gifted children in New Hampshire. She then went on to earn her Bachelors degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College (from which she graduated with honors). Following her Bachelors, Temple received her Masters degree from Arizona State University in animal science (this is when she began working in the cattle industry). During this time Temple served as the livestock editor of the Arizona Farmer Ranchman for five years. Finally, Temple graduated from the University of Illinois with her PhD in animal science in 1989.
In 1966 Grandin graduated from Hampshire Country School, a boarding school for gifted children in New Hampshire. She then went on to earn her Bachelors degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College (from which she graduated with honors). Following her Bachelors, Temple received her Masters degree from Arizona State University in animal science (this is when she began working in the cattle industry). During this time Temple served as the livestock editor of the Arizona Farmer Ranchman for five years. Finally, Temple graduated from the University of Illinois with her PhD in animal science in 1989.