1. Ants in His Pants
This collection includes 111 color cartoon images from the book Ants in His Pants.
Giangreco, M. F. (1998). Ants in his pants: Absurdities and realities of special education. Corwin. (out of print, 2019).
Showing 11 - 15 of 15 Records
Area 51
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: Two educators are looking at a map of New Mexico and pointing the Area 51. One person says "But everything's been ready for the new special ed school in Roswell. How can the plans have fallen through? The other person says, "The Air Force beat us to it, Sir. We aren't the only ones looking for such a remote site." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Little-known Special Education History".
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Used Car Sales Seminar
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon shows a school administrator (Mr. Moody) seated behind a desk with a parent in a chair across from him. He says to her, "Mrs. Smith, I realize that on the surface it doesn't seem to make any sense to place your son -- who has behavior challenges -- in a class with 6 other aggressive, anti-social boys. But trust me. I'm a professional. This is my business." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Mr. Moody tries out a new technique after getting lost at a national education conference and spending a week at a used car sales seminar."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Devil's Advocate
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon shows four people seated at round table for a meeting; two are parents who have a child with a disability, the school principal, and the devil (shown as all in red, with horns, wearing a cape, and holding a pitchfork). The principal is sitting next to the devil with hand on his back while saying, "Mr. & Mrs. Grey, I'd like you to meet Lu." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Principal Moody introduces the school district's new advocate to defend exclusion."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Space Jam / Space Maker
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically. The top panel shows a school administrator talking on the phone while sitting at his desk looking very relaxed (feet up, leaning back in his chair, glasses up on his head, and drink with a straw). He says to a parent on the phone, "I'm sorry Mrs. Brown, but we simply don't have enough space in our school to accommodate your child with special needs -- but we'll find a place in a nearby district..." The tag line under this top panel reads, "Space Jam." In the bottom panel a colleague says to the administrator, "It looks like we're going to have an extra kindergarten class next fall. Where will we put them?" The administrator is on the move as he says, "We'll figure something out. Put the music class on wheels, art on a cart, and get a portable if necessary." The tag line under this bottom panel reads, "Space Maker."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Cave School
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: A caveman with a club in his hand is dragging a child by her hair in to a cave which is labeled Cave School for the Hunting and Gathering Impaired. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Recent archeological evidence suggests that special schools have been around longer than once thought."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants