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On the Brink
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    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
    • Date Created: 2010-2013
    • Description: This cartoon shows a small house teetering on the edge of a cliff, nearly falling off on to the rocks and shark-infested waters below. There is a rope tied around the house and a long line of paraprofessionals pulling hard to stop it from falling. A man with a megaphone calls out, "Get more paraprofessionals! Keep 'em coming!" while a person on the rope line says, "Wouldn't it be better to build on a more solid footing?" The tag line under the cartoon reads: "On the Brink: Is your service delivery model built too close to the edge?"
    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Post CD
    Part of: 5. Post CD


    Which Path?
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      • Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically. The upper and lower panels are overlapped on the far left by the image of an infant in a cradle. The upper panel , labeled BIGGER LIFE, shows a bright, vibrantly colored scene of a path go up a hillside. Along this upward path are images of buildings that are labeled inclusive schooling, real (supported) work, and home in community. At the top of the hill it shows two people together labeled relationships and choices. The lower panel, labeled SMALLER LIFE, shows a dark and muted scene with few signs of life on a jagged descending pathways going down a hillside. Along the downward path are images of buildings that are labeled segregated schooling, sheltered employment or no work, and groiup home. At the bottom of the hill it showas a peron falling into an abyss labeled increasing isolation and limited choices. The tag line underneath the cartoon reads: Which Path Should We Pursue? To the left side of the cartoon there is an acknowledgement line that reads" Inspired by the Australian Alliance for Inclusive Education www.allmeansall.org.au.
      • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Post CD
      Part of: 5. Post CD


      Severely Dysfunctional Team
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        • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
        • Date Created: 1998
        • Description: The cartoon shows three team members walking down three separate hallways from a common intersection -- each carrying a dismembered body part. The occupational therapist is carrying two arms; the speech-language pathologist is carrying a head; the physical therapist is carrying two legs. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Severely Dysfunctional Team."
        • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants


        Cat and Mouse
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          • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
          • Date Created: 1998
          • Description: This cartoon shows a school administrator wearing a cat mask sitting across the table from a mother of a child with a disability who is wearing Mickey Mouse ears. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After years of playing cat and mouse to develop an IEP, Casey's mother longs for a chance to be the cat for once!"
          • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants


          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


            Teaching Spectrum Disorder
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              • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
              • Date Created: 2000
              • Description: The cartoon shows two parents sitting holding hands across a table from two educators, a man and a woman. The father is saying, "What have you learned from your evaluation? Why is Sam having such difficulty learning?" To which the woman educator says, "The good news is that Sam doesn't have learning disabilities! The bad news is his teacher has "Pervasive Developmental Teaching Delays." The tag line reads, "Sam's teacher is diagnosed with a 'Teaching Spectrum Disorder'."
              • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks


              When I Grow Up…
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                • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                • Date Created: 2000
                • Description: The cartoon is four panels arranged in two-by-two square. Each panel has a person on a television screen. In the top left panel is a boy saying, "When I grow up, I want to be a Special Educator so I can complete mountains of paperwork for my huge caseload of students." In the panel on the top right is a girl saying, "When I grow up, I want to be a School Principal so that people from different stakeholder groups can take turns getting mad at me." In the panel on the lower left side is a girl saying, "When I grow up, I want to be a Paraprofessional. So that I get paid minimum wages to do teacher work." In the lower right panel is a boy saying, "When I grow up, I want to be a School Psychologist so I can give lots of tests to kids." The tag line reads, "Who will want to do these jobs when they grow up?"
                • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks


                Teaching Old Logs
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                  • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                  • Date Created: 2000
                  • Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody standing outside with an old dog sitting to his left with a ball in it's mouth and a stack of logs in front of him. He has his hand up in the air and is exclaiming "Stay!" directed to the logs. The dog is looking at him with a question mark in a thought bubble above his head. The tag line reads, "Knowing how hard it is to effect meaningful change in people, Mr. Moody decides to work his way up to it by teaching old logs new tricks."
                  • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks


                  Piece of Cake
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                    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                    • Date Created: 2000
                    • Description: The cartoon shows two teachers standing to the right side of the panel with their backs to a gigantic piece of layer cake, the size of a three-story building. On the top icing of the cake is written, "Other Duties." The top layer of cake it labeled, "IEP," the icing between the layers is labeled "Meetings," the middle layer is labeled "504," another layer of icing labeled "Meetings," and the bottom layer labeled "At Risk." One of the teachers is saying to the other, "Don't worry about your caseload this year. It's a piece of cake!" To which the other teacher responds "Thanks!" The tag line reads, "How much cake can one person eat?"
                    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks


                    Don't Be Seduced
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                      • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                      • Date Created: 2000
                      • Description: The cartoon shows a Mermaid relaxing on rocks in the ocean with wrecked ships all around the rocks. There is a man in a row boat paddling toward the rocks and the Mermaid is saying, "Come this way! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3‚Ķ" The man replies, "Oh that sounds so good!" The tag line reads, "Don't be seduced! Just because it looks good at first glance doesn't mean it's the right solution."
                      • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks