Island in the Mainstream

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Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education; Ants in His Pants

Description: This cartoon shows a class filled with students seated at desks in rows facing a teacher in the front of the room. In the back of the room, separated by water, a student with a disability seated in a wheelchair is alone on a small desert island with one palm tree, sitting a table across from a white-haired paraprofessional -- neither are facing the teacher. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Island in the Mainstream. Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Jones are still trying to figure out why Fred doesn't feel like part of the class." The note on the side indicates, "Inspired by Doug Biklen."

Subject: Inclusive Education; Mainstreaming; Exclusion; Paraprofessionals; Island; Classroom

Note [Digital Version]: 2020-11-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries