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Falling Through the Cracks

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a bridge in the sky. There are boards missing across the bridge and the ones that are there have "Standards" written on them. There are children trying to cross the bridge. Some are easily able to get across, some are struggling to hang on, and some are falling through the cracks between the boards. The tag line reads, "How many students are falling through the cracks?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Slumberville

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a group of 5 people sitting in front of an audience at a curved table. The sign on the front of the table is labeled, "Slumberville School Board." The man on the far left side of the table says, "We need staff who can make decisions and accommodations on the spot for students with disabilities in regular classes." The woman next to him says, "...and they have to be adept at dealing with challenging behaviors." The man in the center says, "And they must be proficient in teaching core academics." The woman on his other side says, "...and life skills too!." The woman on the far right says, "...and we hope to accomplish this by hiring a small army of untrained paraprofessionals at $7.00 dollars and hour." The tag line reads, "If you need staff with the skills of teachers and special educators, maybe you need to hire teachers and special educators."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

What's Wrong with This Picture?

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a woman looking at a picture on the wall with a question mark over her head. The picture on the wall shows a woman sitting at a table with three special needs students. She looks frazzled and the kids look out of control. The plaque on the picture frame reads, "A paraprofessional with limited training trying to teach students with the most complex challenges." The tag line reads, "What's wrong with this picture?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Shopping Around

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a woman and a man shopping . There is a banner at the top of the panel that reads, "New Cures and Therapies for Fun and Profit (ours)." There are two shelves of boxes. On the top shelf the boxes , form left to right, are labeled: "Subliminal Message Therapy," "Hydro Pudding Therapy," "Swedish Meatball Therapy," and "Kitchen Utensil Therapy." On the lower shelf, from left to right, the boxes are labeled: "Bungy Jumping Therapy," "Invisible Energy Therapy," and "Bladder Release Therapy." The woman says to the man, "WOW! Cool! Let's try 'em all!" and the man replies, "Do you think the school will pay for all of these?" The tag line reads, "Shopping Around: Do you know these people? They never met a therapy they didn't like."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Atlas

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon shows a female paraprofessional in the classic Atlas pose, straining with great effort and strength to carry the world on her shoulders. On top of the world are 15 images of students meant to represent the range of diversity of students supported by paraprofessionals. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Can quality inclusive education be supported on the backs of paraprofessionals?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

Part of: 4. CD Only

Sex Therapy

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically. The top panel shows a man a woman talking to each other and the woman hold a phallic shaped object in her hand. The man asks, "What is that thing?" The woman replies, "This is a battery operated vibrator. I use it in therapy to provide sensory stimulation." In the second panel with the same images the man says, "I didn't know sex therapy was a related service." The woman replies, "It's not. I'm talking about occupational therapy." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Fred continually struggles to understand the relevance of some therapeutic methods."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

Part of: 4. CD Only

Chained

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2007
Description: This cartoon shows a person whose wheelchair is chained to a block wall. Each large, heavy link of the chain is labeled with one of the following words or phrases: inadequate supports, segregated schooling, disability labels, inadequate transpiration, segregated housing, discrimination, stigma. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "None of us are free if one of us is chained." An acknowledgement on the left side of the cartoon reads, "Lyric by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weal, and Brenda Russell as sung by Ray Charles."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, CD Only

Part of: 4. CD Only

Long Arm of the Law

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a crowd of people at a conference. The title of the conference on a banner reads, "Welcome to the IDEA Violators Annual Conference." There is a sandwich board that reads, "Keynote: How to Avoid Compliance and Penalties at the Same Time." There is a long shadow of an arm reaching toward the crowd. The tag line reads, "When it comes to enforcing IDEA, The long arm of the law isn't long enough."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

One in a Million

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows two women talking. The woman in the lower right side of the panel is asking the other woman, "Can you tell me about Jody's disabilities?" The other woman in the left side of the panel, Mrs. Smith, responds "Let's just say she's "One in a million, Literally." The tag line reads, "Mrs. Smith always looks for the positive ways to describe the uniqueness of each student."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Do As I Say

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a full classroom of university students with a professor at the front of the class. A student asks, "Professor, I know you said we should be merging Regular Ed and Special Ed into one unified system. Can you explain how you pulled it off at the University level?" The professor responds "Well, it's very challenging. We haven't actually been able to get the two sides to fully cooperate. But don't let our shortcomings hold you back." The tag line reads, "Do As I Say! Not As I Do!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

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