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If You Can't Beat 'Em‚Ä¶

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows teachers and children playing at a play ground on a slide a swing set and playing frisbee. One teacher sliding down the slide with a child on his lap says to the other teacher on a swing, "You're right this is way better that what we used to do!" The teacher on the swing responds, "Way better!" The tag lines reads, "After the school district banned corporal punishment, staff decided on a new moto: 'If you can't beat 'em, Join 'em'."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Crucial Test

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a scene inside the offices of the Acme Lie Detectors Service. Two men sitting at a table across from each other. One of the men is attached to a lie detector machine which is recoding his responses -- he has wires attached to his arm, is holding a glass of water, and looking nervous. The tester from the agency in a lab coat is looking at a monitor and writing something on the display. He asks, "Do you like Children?" The tag line reads, "Prospective teachers of the future will need to pass this crucial test." A tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Eileen Cichosky Kelly."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Rock and a Hard Place

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows an administrator, dressed in a suit, being squished between a brick wall and a giant boulder. There is a sign on the wall that says, "Board of Education" and three arms, coming in from the left side of the panel, pushing the boulder into the man. There is writing on each of the three arms which read, "Parents," "Teachers," and "Advocates." The tag line reads, "School administrators often find themselves between a rock and a hard place."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

This is a Test

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a classroom with students at desks and a teacher at the front of the class. In the upper right corner is a loud speaker announcing, "This is a test! For the next 16 years we will be conducting a test of the Emergency Educational System. In case of an actual educational emergency, you would have been directed where to go to school in your area." The tag line reads, "Remember, this is only a test!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Old Hat

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a classroom table with children sitting around it working on papers together. Two teachers are in the left side of the frame chatting, one is wearing an old baseball hat. And one is wearing a hairband and glasses. The teacher with the hairband says "It's amazing how well you have adjusted your teaching now that students with severe disabilities are in your class." The teacher in the old hat says "Well, I just keep reminding myself that my students were each different before 'Inclusive Education' that hasn't changed, just expanded." The tag line reads "Mrs. King sports her worn softball cap as a reminder that individualizing to meet unique student needs is old hat to good teachers."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Poultry Puns

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a teacher in front of a class full of students. The students all have their hands up and they are all saying, "I'm done!" the teacher responds with, "Turkeys are 'done' people are 'finished!' Based on you work, I should give you all 'Goose eggs!' But since I'm 'Mr. Eggstra-nice-guy,' I'll let you do it over!" the tag line reads, "What happens when teachers become obsessed with poultry puns."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Dick, Jane and Spot

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon has two people in the panel. The man on the right side of the panel is saying, "We need to avoid our mistakes of the past and teach kids the 'Classics.'" The person in the right side of the panel says, "Right! I still fondly remember 'See Dick. See Jane. See Spot. Run Spot Run!'" The tag line reads "Literature in literacy an entire generation grew up thinking Dick, Jane, and Spot were significant literary characters."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Escape Attempts

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a teacher at the chalkboard in front of a full class at individual desks arranged in U. The teacher says, "Class... Today we will continue our unit on the rain forest." A student with a disability and his one-to-one paraprofessional, who is standing immediately behind him, are positioned just a couple steps from the door to the hallway. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Fred's instructional assistant makes sure she and Fred are positioned close to an exit to make any escape attempts less conspicuous."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Self-Reflection

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon show a teacher looking at himself in a full length mirror. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After spending 10 minutes each afternoon in front of a full-length mirror, Alan still isn't sure why self-reflection is so important to good teaching."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Bending Over Backwards

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a classroom teacher and a student at a desk. The teacher is doing a back bend and pointing at the students work. The teacher says "Nice work Melanie!" and the Melanie says "Thanks for your help Mrs. V." The tag line reads "Mrs. V. is the kind of classroom teacher who bends over backwards for all of her students."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

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