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Great Moments in History

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows two people at a desk a woman sitting behind the desk and a man standing in front of her. The woman is erasing something from a bell-curve graph on a document called, "Mental Retardation Definition Change." The man is saying "Tomorrow, when this becomes official, how many people will no longer be mentally retarded?" The woman responds, "LOTS!" The tag line reads, "Great Moments in special education history: The 1970's provide proof-positive that disability is a social construction."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

I Needed‚Ä¶ They Gave Me...

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a person with hands together praying. In a thought bubble the person is thinking, "I needed moral support and they gave me an article to read. I needed an extra pair of hands and they gave a specialist once a month. I needed someone to demonstrate a method and told me I was doing a great job. I needed some information and they gave me an instructional assistant." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Match supports to needs continues to be an elusive experience for Harry."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Meet the Standards

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody (administrator) standing with a line of students behind him and a couple with a baby, Mr. and Mrs. Standard, in front of them. Mr. Moody says "Suzy, I'd like you to meet Mr. Standard, his wife, Mrs. Standard and their little baby Standard- They're new in town." The tag line reads "Confused by a state education directive, Mr. Moody arranges for every student in his school to meet the Standards."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Whine Cellar

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody and a woman going down the stairs into the cellar. There are wood barrels in the foreground of the frame and one of the barrels has a mouse and cheese on it. Mr. Moody says "Let's talk down here." The tag line reads "Mr. Moody escorts a disgruntled employee to the school's newly established Whine Cellar."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Authentic Assessment

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a wall with signs across the top and sides. There is a salesman pointing to the signs behind a counter and a woman in the foreground. The sign across the top of the panel reads "Test Publishers Inc." On the left side of the panel a sign reads "Our Moto: 'We'll sell you what-ever you're willing to buy regardless of quality or utility'." Other signs read "Authentic Assessments," "Counterfeit Assessments," "Culturally Biased Assessments," "Hypothetical Assessments," "Make-Believe Assessments," and "Verified, But Useless Assessments." The woman asks the salesman "What kind of assessment tools do you carry?" The salesman says, "We carry a full range!" The tag line reads, "Authentic Assessments: Consider the Alternatives."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

School Psychologists

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a table with testing kits and fire extinguishers. Two women are in the panel and one person outside the panel says, "Hurry up! We've got a problem!" One woman rushes toward the voice carrying a fire extinguisher and testing kit saying, "I'm coming!" The women near the table calls out, "Next!" The tag line reads "All of the district's school psychologists are supplied with equipment to carry out their two most common functions."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Spin-off Slogans

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon is a panel split into four frames in square pattern. The top right frame is a woman wearing a button on her shirt, the button reads, "What part of 'No' don't you understand?" The tag line for that frame is, "Wide acceptance, short, clear and concise." The frame on the top left shows a man with a beard and a blue buttoned shirt. His button reads, "What part of 'All' don't you understand?" The tag line for this frame reads, "Considered too sarcastic by some." The frame on the lower left shows a man in a suit and tie. His button reads, "What part of 'The Budget' don't you understand?" and the tag line reads, "Leads to many questions people can't answer." The lower right frame is a woman doctor and her button reads, "What part of 'Bilateral Derotational Osteotomies' don't you understand?" The tag line for this frame reads, "Requires too large a button." The tag line for the whole cartoon reads, "Why spin-off slogans are never as good as the original."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Special Class Euphemisms

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows four panels arranged in a square. Each panel shows a door with a different sign. In the top right frame, a door sign shows two hands reaching out toward each other and reads, "Inclusion Room." The top left panel shows a door decorated with a blue star that reads, "Discovery Room." The bottom right panel shows a door with sign with a spaceship and stars on it with the sign, "Space Place." The bottom left door has a sign that is shaped like an apple; the sign reads, "Learning Center." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Opening the door on special class euphemisms."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Wearing the pants

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows four people walking together in the same direction. The woman and man on the left of the panel are wearing very large pants that clearly don't fit them. To the right of this man are a taller man and woman in underwear acting a bit embarrassed to be without pants. The man in his underwear says, "Excuse me, but I think those are our pants." The tag line reads. "Decisions about a child's life: Someone in the family should be wearing the pants."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

Double Standard #5

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 2000
Description: The cartoon shows two men and a woman sitting around a table talking. The first man in the lower left corner of the panel says, "Fred can't stay in the regular classroom because he disrupts students' learning." The woman says, "So we've decided to recommend placement in a special class." The man on the right side of the panel replies, "So is that designed to solve the problem or just move it?" The tag line reads, "Double Standard #5: If it's not ok to disrupt the education of students without disabilities, why is it OK to disrupt the education of students with disabilities?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

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