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Burning Questions

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a paraprofessional looking distraught while holding some papers that are on fire and creating smoke. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Unfortunately, the teacher assistant's burning questions kept spontaneously combusting before they could be answered."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Skyrocket

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon shows two people outside looking up at a star-filled night sky as they see something bright streaking up and across it. One person points to it and asks, "What's that?" The other person calmly says, "Oh, that's skyrocketing use of special education paraprofessionals." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Out of Sight!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

Passing the Buck

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a young student with disabilities wearing a deer mask (with antlers) while he is handed from a teacher to a paraprofessional. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "The professional staff resort to using props just so the teacher assistant is clear they are passing the buck."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Mrs. Brown keeps her name.

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a group of school personnel seated at a table facing a chalkboard where another person is standing and pointing to the board. On the board are written several different names used to refer to paraprofessionals such as Teacher's Helper, Teacher's Aide, Teacher's Assistant, Individual Support Person, Paraeducator, Jill of All Trades, Ed-entered Servant, and others that are partially obscured -- all of the names have been crossed out with chalk line through each of them. Only one name is not crossed out, Mrs. Brown. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After a grueling meeting, the staff decides to let Mrs. Brown keep her name."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Crocodile

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon shows two people, one being a paraprofessional and the other a colleague, walking down a stone-lined path toward the water's edge. As they approach the water the white stones lining the path turn into teeth and the path turns into a tongue as the two walk into a wide open mouth of a giant crocodile. The paraprofessional, with trepidation on her face says, "After such a brief training, am I really ready?" Her colleague assures her, "No worries. You've just completed our basic parapro training -- you're good to go!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Beware of the training trap, you could be eaten alive!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

Always Behind Us

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a class of students in a group ahead in the distance walking together on a sidewalk. Far behind them is a student in a wheelchair being pushed by an adult. One of the students in the group asks a classmate, "Why is George always behind us whenever we go places?" The tag line under the cartoon reads, Second grade students ponder one of the great mysteries of Hillview School."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Parapro Gold

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon shows a scale where a paraprofessional is sitting on one side and on the counterbalanced side a conveyor belt is dropping 14K gold nuggets in an effort to balance the scales. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Great paraprofessionals, used wisely, are worth their weight in gold."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

On the Brink

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2010-2013
Description: This cartoon shows a small house teetering on the edge of a cliff, nearly falling off on to the rocks and shark-infested waters below. There is a rope tied around the house and a long line of paraprofessionals pulling hard to stop it from falling. A man with a megaphone calls out, "Get more paraprofessionals! Keep 'em coming!" while a person on the rope line says, "Wouldn't it be better to build on a more solid footing?" The tag line under the cartoon reads: "On the Brink: Is your service delivery model built too close to the edge?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Post CD

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, "‚Ä¶ 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

Unintended Distractions

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoons shows a full class being taught in a large group by the teacher, except for one student with a disability who is working in a one-to-one format with a paraprofessional in the back of the large group, facing away from the teacher. Some students in the teacher's large group who are closest to the paraprofessional and student with a disability turn toward them. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Unintended Distractions."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

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