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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
Thick Skin
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1999
- Description: The cartoon shows a man, with a tattoo of a blue anchor on his arm. He is leaning his arm on a table and gritting his teeth, as another person pinches his bicep with calipers. The tag line reads "After a successful interview, Harry undergoes a final screening to see if his skin is thick enough to be offered an administrative position."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Everyone is Included
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically and offset in a stepwise manner. The scenes in both frames are identical, a parent seated in a chair with a piece of paper in her hand speaking with a school principal who is seated behind a desk. In the first frame the parent asks, "In your school do you have inclusive students? Inclusion facilitators? Inclusion classrooms? Inclusion programs?" The principal replies, "No." In the second frame the parent asks, "Why not?" and the principal replies, "Because everyone's included." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Inclusive Education becomes a moot point."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Oasis
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1999
- Description: The cartoon shows a hand holding the door open to a public bathroom. Under the bathroom stall are legs with pants down. The person holding the door says "Mr. Moody, are you OK? You've been in there for an hour!" Mr. Moody responds, "You can't make me come out! Can you have my lunch sent in here?" The tag line reads "After a stressful morning, Principal Moody is reluctant to relinquish the only oasis of peace and solitude he can find."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Mediation
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1999
- Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody sitting cross legged on the floor with his eyes closed. There is a person in the left corner of the frame saying, "What are you doing? We're supposed to be preparing for our meeting." Mr. Moody responds "I am! I was told I had to go through meditation before due process." The tag line reads "Mediation breakdown #31:Luckily, Mr. Moody's misunderstanding helped him to feel calm and centered."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Cat and Mouse
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon shows a school administrator wearing a cat mask sitting across the table from a mother of a child with a disability who is wearing Mickey Mouse ears. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After years of playing cat and mouse to develop an IEP, Casey's mother longs for a chance to be the cat for once!"
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
IEP that "Loooook Maaaaarvelous"
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon shows a special educator who says, "Mrs. Small said you wanted to see me." as she is seated across the desk from an administrator. In a imitation of Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas parody the administrator says, "I've been reviewing your IEPs. They look maaaarvelous. And as you know, it's better that they look good than be good." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Special Education Coordinator, Mr. Crossway, has watched too many old re-runs of Saturday Night Live."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
I don't feel prepared
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoon shows a school principal seated at his desk with a teacher sitting across from him in the foreground. The teacher says, "… so I don't feel prepared to teach a child with disabilities." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Despite having a master's degree and 18 years of experience, Mrs. Snippett tries to convince Mr. Moody that the student with disabilities in her class would be better served by an assistant with no experience."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Rubber Stamp
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1998
- Description: This cartoons shows document titled, IEP Program and Services along with a rubber stamp that says, "APPROVED" and the document has been stamped. The tag line under the cartoon says, Special Education Coordinator, Mr. Peters, use a low-tech solution to avoid confrontations and threats of due process hearings."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
Meet the Standards
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- Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
- Date Created: 1999
- Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody (administrator) standing with a line of students behind him and a couple with a baby, Mr. and Mrs. Standard, in front of them. Mr. Moody says "Suzy, I'd like you to meet Mr. Standard, his wife, Mrs. Standard and their little baby Standard- They're new in town." The tag line reads "Confused by a state education directive, Mr. Moody arranges for every student in his school to meet the Standards."
- Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants