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Is Bigger Better?

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows two colleagues talking to each other. One says, "Do you really expect to implement that 50 page IEP?" The other person, who is hold a thick document and who looks excited says in response, "No, but doesn't it look great!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Is Bigger Better?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Cement Shoe Therapy

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a person's bare legs from just above the a pair of knobby knees to the feet. The person's shoes are cinder blocks. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "A former gangster turned therapist relies on an old skill in developing his experimental cement shoe therapy."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Mysteries of Friendship

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows two teachers talking to each other in the foreground. In the background are two students painting at an easel -- one is seated in a wheelchair and the other does not have a disability. One teacher says, "I don't get it. What does Keith see in Joey? He can't walk or talk, he needs help with everything, yet they're inseparable." The other teacher says, "Maybe part of being friends is liking a person for who they are -- not just what they can do." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Mysteries of Friendship."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

I thought Pat was a boy

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically. In the top panel a physical education teachers says to the class, "Boys, 50 crunches! Girls, 5 laps!! Let's go!" The second panel shows the girls running are led by a female paraprofessional pushing a student in his wheelchair. One of the girls says, "I thought Pat was a boy!?" and another girls says, "He is!!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "The instructional assistant assigned to Pat experiences ongoing gender confusion."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Bill of Goods

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a teacher in the doorway of her classroom looking perplexed. In the hallway speaking to her is a man holding a large poster which says, "1. General Education Teachers can't teach students with disabilities. 2. You only have to be a host. 3. Everybody else is an expert." There are other items listed that are not readable. The man says to the teacher, "Excuse me Ma'am, you were sold a bill of goods. I am sorry to have to inform you that it has been recalled." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After being sold a bill of goods, Mrs. Martin is surprised to learn it's defective."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Island in the Mainstream

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
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."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

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

Snailville

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows two giant snails sitting in chairs at a table with paperwork in front of each of them. The first snail says, "Those inclusive education radicals want everything yesterday. What do they expect?!" The second snail says, "I know what you mean, we've only had LRE provisions in the law since 1975!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Administrators at Snailville School lament the speed of change." A note on the side indicates, "Inspired by Alan Gartner and Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky with help from Melanie Giangreco."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Head in the Sand

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: In a desert a man has his head stuck in the sand while a nearby, upright ostrich looks at him with a question mark over his head. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Ignoring the need for inclusive education doesn't make it go way".
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

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

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