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Frequent Includer Program

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The Cartoon shows a male teacher sitting at a desk with two parents standing on the other side of the desk in front of him. The teacher is saying "So, I can earn 20,000 points for each student with a disability I include in a regular class?" The father says "That's right! Redeemable for items in our catalogue." The tag line reads "Desperate parents resort to establishing their own 'frequent Includer Program.'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

High Standards

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows Mr. Moody (administrator) standing on a chair reaching up to the top shelf of a book shelf. The labels on the shelves say Reports, Journals, and the top shelf he is reaching toward says Standards. It looks like he may fall. The tag lines reads "Mr. Moody complies with his district's promise to maintain high standards."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your 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

IEP that "Loooook Maaaaarvelous"

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a special educator who says, "Mrs. Small said you wanted to see me." as she is seated across the desk from an administrator. In a imitation of Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas parody the administrator says, "I've been reviewing your IEPs. They look maaaarvelous. And as you know, it's better that they look good than be good." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Special Education Coordinator, Mr. Crossway, has watched too many old re-runs of Saturday Night Live."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Adjustment Problem

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: This cartoon has two panels stacked vertically; they shows a man who is a school administrator calling Mrs. Jones from the school. The top panel is split in half. On the left half there is the administrator from the school on the phone saying, "Mrs. Jones we're having a problem at school. Sarah, Buzz, Roy, and Val seem to be having difficulty getting along with your daughter." On the right half of the panel Mrs. Jones says into the phone, "I'm so surprised! I thought she was getting along so well with her classmates!" The panel on the bottom is split the same as above and the administrator is saying "She is! Sarah, Buzz, Roy and Val are Adults." Mrs. Jones has a thought bubble with gray in it and she has a frown on her face. The tag line reads, "Adjustment Problems: 'Usually the adults, rarely the kids.'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your 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

I don't feel prepared

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoon shows a school principal seated at his desk with a teacher sitting across from him in the foreground. The teacher says, "‚Ä¶ so I don't feel prepared to teach a child with disabilities." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Despite having a master's degree and 18 years of experience, Mrs. Snippett tries to convince Mr. Moody that the student with disabilities in her class would be better served by an assistant with no experience."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants

Rubber Stamp

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1998
Description: This cartoons shows document titled, IEP Program and Services along with a rubber stamp that says, "APPROVED" and the document has been stamped. The tag line under the cartoon says, Special Education Coordinator, Mr. Peters, use a low-tech solution to avoid confrontations and threats of due process hearings."
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

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