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Miniature of Passing the Buck
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
    Miniature of Mrs. Brown keeps her name.
    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
      Miniature of Crocodile
      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
        Miniature of Always Behind Us
        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
          Miniature of Parapro Gold
          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
            Miniature of On the Brink
            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
              Miniature of Let me help you with that!
              Let me help you with that!
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                • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                • Date Created: 1998
                • Description: This cartoon shows a paraprofessional and student seated together at a table with no other students. The paraprofessional is happily working on a class project cutting materials with scissors as she says, Let me help you with that!" The student, with a disappointed look on her face and none of the materials available to her says, "But when do I get a turn?" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After only two months as a teacher assistant, Gladys finds her spelling has improved, math skills are honed, and she has discovered she has artistic ability."
                • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
                Miniature of Typo?
                Typo?
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                  • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                  • Date Created: 2000
                  • Description: The cartoon shows two people talking, a man sitting behind a desk, and a woman standing on the other side of the desk. The woman is saying, "I think there is a typo in the job title next to this person's name." The man behind the desk says, "No. It's correct. Paraeducators are part of our new recruitment of unemployed actors. We can pay less for paraeducators because they don't hold a current membership to the screen guild." The tag line reads, "What happens when personnel availability and money get tight."
                  • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
                  Miniature of Parapro Door
                  Parapro Door
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                    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                    • Date Created: 2007
                    • Description: This cartoon shows a person who has opened a door with a sign over the top that says "Paraprofessional Issues." With door opened it reveals a cluttered mess of objects (e.g., ladder, bike, sports equipment) and boxes with labels including: self-determination, family issues, peer supports, teacher engagement, access to general education, teaching formats, special educator caseload. The person who has opened the door says, "Wow! I never realized all this was in here." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Going in through the paraprofessional door."
                    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only
                    Miniature of I don't feel prepared
                    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, "‚Ķ 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