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Character Education

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a red car with a person sitting in the back driver's-side seat taping a note to the window. The note reads, "Warning! This is a nun's car. If you steal it, you may as well drive straight to hell. God Bless You." The tag line reads, "After a recent theft, Fred posts a warning for those who may not have had the benefit of character education." The acknowledgment tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Sister Elizabeth Candon."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Achieve All the Standards

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows two school officials, a man on the left who is looking stressed and a woman to his right. The man is holding a huge stack of papers that rise from his waist to above his head. He is saying to the woman, "In order for students to achieve all the standards we'll have to extend the school day to 10 hours, the school year to 240 days, and the students will have to go to high school until age 24." The tag line reads, "School Officials Ponder Their Options: Adjust the standards, adjust the school program or adjust both."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Reasonable Affective Disorder

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a room of people sitting on chairs facing the front of the room where a panel of people sit behind a long table. A sign on the right of the frame says, "Welcome support Group Q & A." A man in the front row puts up his hand and asks, "At a meeting last February I encountered a person who was uncharacteristically sad, moody and unreasonable. How can I handle such a situations in the future?" A person on the panel replies, "Sounds like you encountered a variation on a common problem. For winter meetings, we suggest you bring one of these full spectrum lights." (which he has turned sending a light toward the audience). The tag line reads, "Consumers encounter staff with reasonable affective disorder."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Secret Wish

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a woman sitting on Santa's lap with a Christmas tree gifts in the background. There are children waiting in line to sit on Santa's lap too. Santa says, "You're a bit old for this, but go ahead and tell me your secret wish." The woman responds, "I'd like my child to have a teacher who is welcoming, inspires a love of learning, and sees the value in every child." The tag line reads, "Mary Beth's secret wish is shared by parents the world over." The tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Mary Beth Doyle."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Grain of Salt

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a man sitting at a dinner table set with plate and utensils. On the plate are papers the top sheet is labeled, "Model Program Report: The greatest thing since sliced bread." The man is seasoning the report with a salt shaker. The tag line reads, "Whatever hype is served up, take it with at least a grain of salt."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Career Development

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon has three panels diagonally across from the bottom right to the top left in a stepwise arrangement. Starting at the bottom right corner the panels has three people following three rulers. The caption at the top of this frame is, "Following the rules" There is an arrow pointing to the next (middle) panel. That panel shows a man with an angry face bending a ruler. The caption at the top of this panel says, "Bending the rules." and has an arrow pointing to the top left corner panel that shows an older man breaking a ruler. The caption says. "Breaking the rules" In the lower right side of the panel is written, "Stages of Career Development" The tag line reads, "How professionals respond to rules that don't make sense."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Laboratory Retriever

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: This cartoon shows a group of people sitting around a lab table with scientific instruments in front of them. One person is in a wheelchair and a happy (tail-wagging) dog standing on it's hind legs with it's paws on the table is handing him an instrument with his mouth. The person in the wheelchair says, "Thanks!" The tag line reads, "Laboratory Retriever."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Duck!

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon is two panels stacked vertically. The top panel shows a teacher talking to a professor. Above the teacher's heads is a thought bubble that shows an aggressive student trying to punch the teacher. The teacher says, "Yo, Doc! What intervention should I use when one of the guys loses it and tries to punch me in the head?" In the lower panel it shows the professor with a thought bubble above his head. It shows the teacher ducking and the a guy throwing a punch that misses his head. The professor says, "My expert opinion would be to duck!" The tag line reads, "Experts get big bucks for consultation to remind folks that 'Intervention' can be effective only before a crisis occurs." The tag line on the left side reads, "Inspired by Ted Carr."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

The Three Rs

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows a man dressed in a suit from the waist down as he is stomping on three large letters -- all Rs as he is pointing his finger at the letters saying, "Take that!" The tag line reads, "Stomping out the conditions that lead to the 3 bad Rs: Retention, Referral and Rejection." The tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Joseph Lockavitch"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Camp

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: This cartoon is in two panels stacked vertically. The images are exactly the same, depicting common summer camp activities. The only difference is how the activities are labeled. In the top panel labeled "Kid's Summer Camp." At this typical camp children have a Sing-A-Long, make Arts & Crafts, go horseback riding, play sports, swim, have a nature hut , and make friends. An happy camper jumps in the in the air exclaiming "I love Camp!" In the lower panel these exact same activities are re-labeled: Music therapy, Art therapy, Horseback riding therapy, gross motor training, hydrotherapy, pet therapy, social skills training, and the exuberant camper, who is now labeled an "Engaged Student" exclaims "I Love Intervention!" The tag line reads, "Disability Lingo Goes To Camp."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

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