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Geography Lesson

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows two educators seated side by side looking at a computer monitor together that is displaying a map of the USA. One person says, "But I thought each school district was required to make individual decisions for students with disabilities -- considering regular class placement in the neighborhood school as the first option." The second person replies, "Well, on paper -- but really it depends on where you live. Next we'll look at city and county maps." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Harold gets to use new mapping software to give Ellen a geography lesson in inclusive education."
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

Educating Roaches

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon is two panels in the top frame of the panel are a man and a woman. The man is a reporter and is interviewing the woman who is holding up a "Not Roaches" sign. He says "And now a commentary from Bertha Snippett." And Bertha says "Who are these 'Inclusive Education' people and why do they want to educate supportive roaches? I don't care how supportive the are! Roaches are nasty little bugs and furthermore..." In the lower frame the reporter interrupts and says "Excuse me, it's not "educating supportive roaches." It's "Educationally Supportive Approaches." Mrs. Snippett says, turning red in the face "Oh...never mind." The tag line reads "Inclusion mishap #13: Mrs. Snippett decides it's finally time to have her hearing tested."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Excluses

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows eight panels of the same person saying each of the following statements: "We tried that before.", "I agree philosophically, but‚Ä¶", "It costs to much.", "Our system is too big.", "Our system is too small.", "What we do now is just fine.", "I'm sure it works well in other places, but not here.", "It's against my religion.", and "It's not within my authority." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Exclusion + Excuses = Excluses: Common reasons for avoiding inclusive education."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

A New Twist on School Bussing

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon has three panels; in all three a school administrator (Mr. Moody) is seated behind a desk with a parent in a chair across from him. In the first pane the parent says, "Mr. Moody, I'm very concerned that my son has been sent to 3 out-of-district schools in the past 5 years. In the second panel she asks, "How do you justify this practice?" and Mr. Moody replies, "Haven't you seen the district motto?" In the third panel he points to a sign embedded in an American flag which reads, "Join the Special Ed Program... See the County!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "A new twist on school bussing."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Subtle Reminder

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a classroom with kids sitting at their desks and an Elephant in the corner of the room with a sign on its trunk that says "Remember to include my child!!" The teacher saying "I don't see an elephant in the room‚Ä¶do you?" and another person in the room says "No...I don't either..." The tag line reads "After meetings, phone calls, and letters had failed, one parent tried a subtle reminder."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Foot in the Door

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a child at the door of a class room trying to get in the door he is rapping on the door and has his foot in the door. There is a man trying to close the door from the right side of the panel. There is a word bubble that says "Rap!Rap!Rap!" in it. The tag line reads "Placement of a child with a disability in a General Education classroom is not enough to be included, it's just a foot in the door."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Lobsterville

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a boy being greeted by man who has one hand that looks like a lobster claw in front of a building that looks like a gigantic lobster trap with a giant lobster already caught inside. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Mr. Crusty welcomes Fred to the Lobsterville Special Education Center where their motto is 'You can get in, but you can't get out!'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Peg's Question

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a young girl sitting on her mother's lap in an overstuffed arm chair with a lamp and end table next to it. The child says to her mother, "Mom, there's a boy in my class with disabilities. Weren't there any kids with disabilities where we used to live?" The tag line reads, "Peg doesn't know that the kids with disabilities in her old district were sent to special education schools." The note on the side indicates, "Inspired by Peg Smith."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Wheel of Misfortune

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a game show host about to spin a wheel which is labeled, "Wheel of Misfortune: Severe Disabilities School Version), while his smiling assistant directs the audiences attention to the wheel. The pie-shaped sections on the wheel include 6 categories 3 of which take up a total of 75% of the wheel, 25% each (Special Education Class in District, Special Education Class Out of District, Special Education School). Two categories each take up 10% of the wheel (Home-Based Instruction & Special Education Class in Neighborhood School). The final category, Regular Class with Support, takes up only 5% of the wheel.
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

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