Ants in His Pants

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This collection includes 111 color cartoon images from the book Ants in His Pants. Giangreco, M. F. (1998). Ants in his pants: Absurdities and realities of special education. Corwin. (out of print, 2019).

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Miniature of Outnumbered?
Outnumbered?
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    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
    • Date Created: 1998
    • Description: This cartoon shows a long table with a parent and his advocate seated at the near side (backs to the viewer). Across the table are ten professionals, each identified by a hat indicating their profession (e.g., OT, PT, SLP, Principal). One of the professionals says, "I'm not sure why Mr. Barth always feels compelled to bring an advocate to the IEP meeting." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Outnumbered?"
    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
    Miniature of Holding the Bag
    Holding the Bag
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      • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
      • Date Created: 1998
      • Description: This cartoon shows a man looking distressed with his hand on his forehead and holding a bag, while off to the side four others are running away from him in different directions. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After a unidirectional experience with role release, Henry feels like he is left holding the bag."
      • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
      Miniature of Endangered Species
      Endangered Species
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        • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
        • Date Created: 1998
        • Description: This cartoons shows two people in the foreground with binoculars (like bird watchers) looking at a group of people in the background. One of the two people says, "Look over there! A well-functioning team!" The second person says, "Isn't it beautiful?" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Herb and Sally add the elusive collaborative team to their life list of rare and endangered species."
        • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
        Miniature of Zone of Proximal Confusion
        Zone of Proximal Confusion
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          • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
          • Date Created: 1998
          • Description: This cartoon shows a group of professionals from different disciplines in the foreground talking with other. The occupational therapist says, "I need to be involved because of the fine motor aspects." The special education teacher says, I need to task analyze the steps and plan the instruction." The physical therapist says, "Body position and stability is critical." The orientation and mobility specialists says, "This is a skill I should really be involved in." The teacher says, "I think our classroom staff can take care of that." In the background are two young children. One says, "Thanks for helping me learn to zip up my coat Joey." The other child says, "No problem. I just learned myself." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Adventures in Zipping: Zone of Proximal Confusion."
          • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
          Miniature of Team of One
          Team of One
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            • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
            • Date Created: 1998
            • Description: This cartoon has four panels arranged in a square pattern. Each panel shows a table with four chairs, three are empty and one is occupied by Marty. In the first frame Marty has just moved from one seat to another as he says, "And that's my idea!" In the second panel he quickly moves to a different chair and says, "That's a very interesting idea!" In the third panel he again quickly moves to a different empty seat and says, "What if we did that every day? In the fourth panel he again quickly moves to a different empty seat and says, "And we could use it in science too! The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Marty continues to think of himself as a team of one."
            • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
            Miniature of Teamwork on Steroids
            Teamwork on Steroids
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              • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
              • Date Created: 1998
              • Description: This cartoon has two panels. In the upper panel three team members are hugging a person-sized smiling heart wearing sneakers with the label, "This is Collaborative Teamwork." In the lower panel the heart has been transformed into a menacing, muscular giant that dwarfs the three members in size as they ran away from it in fear. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "This is collaborative teamwork on steroids."
              • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
              Miniature of Little League
              Little League
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                • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                • Date Created: 1998
                • Description: This cartoon shows teammates sitting on the bench at a baseball game as they watch their teammate, Marty, up at bat while umpire behind the catcher calls out, "That's ball four." One teammate on the bench says, "Marty hardly ever swings at the ball. Is that because of his disability?" Another teammate says, "I don't know -- but he has the highest on-base percentage of anyone on the team." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Little League Teammates learn there are many ways to contribute."
                • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
                Miniature of Pulling in Different Directions
                Pulling in Different Directions
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                  • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                  • Date Created: 1998
                  • Description: This cartoon shows a distressed looking students whose body parts are being pulled in different directions by ropes attached and labeled by various disciplines. A rope attached to his left leg (labeled PT) is pulling out. Another rope is attached to his right arm (labeled OT) is pulling in the opposite direction. A rope attached to his throat (labeled SLP) is pulling a different direction. A rope attached to his head (labeled Special Ed) is pulling in a different direction. The student being pulled in different directions says, "I'm not sure this is working for me!" The tag line under cartoon reads, Fred expresses concern after team members agree to all pull in different directions. "A tag line on the side reads, "With help from Dan Giangreco."
                  • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
                  Miniature of Lawyers Part of Every Day
                  Lawyers Part of Every Day
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                    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                    • Date Created: 1998
                    • Description: This cartoon shows a teacher at the door of her classroom with slightly confused look of her face as she says, "Can I help you?" to a man at her door. The man is carrying a brief case that is labeled with the words "Threats, Intimidation, Legalese, Coercion" and he says to the teacher, "Yes, I'm Bill M. Hourly, Esquire. I'm here to ensure collaboration for Joey's inclusion through adversarial methods." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "The Bar Association proposes an amendment to IDEA requiring that lawyers be part of every child's IEP team."
                    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants