3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks

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This collection includes 101 color cartoon images from Teaching Old Logs New Tricks. A digital version of the book with the cartoons in the order they were originally published is available at this link: https://cdi.uvm.edu/book/uvmcdi-105357

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Show moreThis collection includes 101 color cartoon images from Teaching Old Logs New Tricks. A digital version of the book with the cartoons in the order they were originally published is available at this link: https://cdi.uvm.edu/book/uvmcdi-105357

Giangreco, M. F. (2000). Teaching old logs new tricks: Absurdities and realities of education. Corwin. (out of print, 2019).


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Helping hands
Title
Helping hands
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows two teachers talking as they are looking at a shelf that has a gravy boat with two hands sticking up out of it. One woman says, "What's with the mannequin hands in the gravy boat?" The other responds, "They're to remind me of the distinction between my role as a teacher and my...
Show moreThe cartoon shows two teachers talking as they are looking at a shelf that has a gravy boat with two hands sticking up out of it. One woman says, "What's with the mannequin hands in the gravy boat?" The other responds, "They're to remind me of the distinction between my role as a teacher and my assistant's role." The tag line reads, "Classroom Assistants: Expect an extra pair of helping hands. The other great things they do are gravy."
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Hierarchy of Deeds
Title
Hierarchy of Deeds
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a black triangle with white writing divided into five sections (meant to evoke Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) that read from top to bottom. "Encourage each student's unique abilities and talents." "Teach the kids and provide opportunities for learning." "Welcome every student and...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a black triangle with white writing divided into five sections (meant to evoke Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) that read from top to bottom. "Encourage each student's unique abilities and talents." "Teach the kids and provide opportunities for learning." "Welcome every student and help each one be a valued member of the classroom community." "Make sure the classroom is a safe and secure place to be." and "Make sure kids have meals and snacks. Let them drink water and use the bathroom whenever needed." In the lower left-hand corner of the panel are two men reading the triangle and one says to the other, "What do you think?" and the other replies, "Roscoe. I think Maslow would approve!" The tag line reads, "Roscoe's Hierarchy of Deeds."
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High Anxiety
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High Anxiety
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a circus tent with a high wire stretched across the center. On one end of the wire is a platform with a sign on it with the word, "Vision" in big letters. On the other end of the wire is another platform with two men standing there. One man is holding a balancing pole with a bag...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a circus tent with a high wire stretched across the center. On one end of the wire is a platform with a sign on it with the word, "Vision" in big letters. On the other end of the wire is another platform with two men standing there. One man is holding a balancing pole with a bag of money on each end (he is nervous and says, "gulp" the other man standing behind him on the ladder says, "That's the plan. Now go for it." The Ring Master on the ground says, "...And without a net..." The tag line reads, "Unless you have the skills, it's high anxiety."
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"I don't do windows"
Title
I don't do windows
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows an administrator interviewing woman sitting across from him. He says to her, "The final clause in your new job description says, "The paraeducator will engage in other tasks assigned by the teacher or principal." She replies, "I need to make one thing clear. I don't do windows."...
Show moreThe cartoon shows an administrator interviewing woman sitting across from him. He says to her, "The final clause in your new job description says, "The paraeducator will engage in other tasks assigned by the teacher or principal." She replies, "I need to make one thing clear. I don't do windows." The tag line reads, "Having been a paraeducator for a couple years, Dorothy knew that the final clause could mean just about anything." The acknowledgement on the left side of the cartoon reads, "Inspired by Linda Backus."
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In your face
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In your face
Date Created
2000
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The cartoon shows two women and a child. The woman on the left says to the other woman, "You must be a very special person to work with disabled children." To which the other woman responds, "Well actually..." The small child standing behind her says forcefully, "Hello?! I'm right here! I can...
Show moreThe cartoon shows two women and a child. The woman on the left says to the other woman, "You must be a very special person to work with disabled children." To which the other woman responds, "Well actually..." The small child standing behind her says forcefully, "Hello?! I'm right here! I can hear you! Hey lady, didn't your mother ever teach you it was rude to talk about people in front of them?" The tag line reads, "Judy's brand of 'in-your-face' Self-advocacy first showed itself at an early age."
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International Flair
Title
International Flair
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a teacher talking with a high school student at a table. Their exchange of words starts with the teacher saying, "So that is your course of study for next year." The student replies, "Well, pardon my French but those courses 'Chez parle stinko vous!'" The teacher says, "That's...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a teacher talking with a high school student at a table. Their exchange of words starts with the teacher saying, "So that is your course of study for next year." The student replies, "Well, pardon my French but those courses 'Chez parle stinko vous!'" The teacher says, "That's not French!" The student says, "I know. If you'd let me take some real classes, maybe I could learn French." The tag line reads, "Rodney's self-advocacy takes on a decidedly international flair."
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It's a Jungle Out There!
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It's a Jungle Out There!
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a sign in the front of a classroom room that says, "Welcome to first-year teacher orientation!" A group of first-year are teachers sitting at tables facing a man dressed in safari clothes, pith helmet, high boots, canteen on his shoulder, and a walking stick who is saying, ...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a sign in the front of a classroom room that says, "Welcome to first-year teacher orientation!" A group of first-year are teachers sitting at tables facing a man dressed in safari clothes, pith helmet, high boots, canteen on his shoulder, and a walking stick who is saying, "People, the jungle is a place of great beauty, but also presents many hazards for the uninitiated. You must learn to become one with the jungle and all its inhabitants." One of the new teachers is leaning over to the person next to him and saying, "Does he always dress in character and talk in metaphors?" The person replies, "I don't know, I'm just glad he didn't dress as Tarzan!" The tag line reads, "It's a jungle out there!"
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Laboratory Retriever
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Laboratory Retriever
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...
Show moreThis 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."
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Last straw
Title
Last straw
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a two-humped camel and a person standing on a stool loading files onto the camels back in the space between the humps. The load is so heavy that the camel yells out, "Ouch! My Back!" The person putting the files on its back says, "Just one more!" The tag line reads, "Practice...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a two-humped camel and a person standing on a stool loading files onto the camels back in the space between the humps. The load is so heavy that the camel yells out, "Ouch! My Back!" The person putting the files on its back says, "Just one more!" The tag line reads, "Practice preventing problems: Find out what the last straw will be before it's too late."
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Legislative Practical Jokes
Title
Legislative Practical Jokes
Date Created
2000
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The cartoon shows a legislative gallery-style room. There is a woman standing at the podium in the middle of the room saying, "Gentleladies and Gentlemen, the session will come to order." A man and woman in the front row are whispering to each other. The woman says "I'm sooooo bored! What can we...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a legislative gallery-style room. There is a woman standing at the podium in the middle of the room saying, "Gentleladies and Gentlemen, the session will come to order." A man and woman in the front row are whispering to each other. The woman says "I'm sooooo bored! What can we do to have some fun?" The man sitting next to her whispers, "Hmmmm. I know! Let's propose another unfunded mandate!" The tag line reads, "Legislative Practical Jokes."
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Lesson League
Title
Lesson League
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a classroom with a teacher standing at the chalkboard in front of a class of kids. One of the kids in the front row is holding up a tape recorder and asks, "Mrs. Johnson, is it OK if I tape today's lesson?" Mrs. Johnson replies, "This lesson is intended for the private use of my...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a classroom with a teacher standing at the chalkboard in front of a class of kids. One of the kids in the front row is holding up a tape recorder and asks, "Mrs. Johnson, is it OK if I tape today's lesson?" Mrs. Johnson replies, "This lesson is intended for the private use of my class. Any rebroadcast or other use of this lesson without the express written consent of the national teacher lesson league is strictly prohibited." The tag line reads, "Simple accommodations in the age of litigation."
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Little Shop of Horrors
Title
Little Shop of Horrors
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a shop full of all kinds of antiquated and aversive behavioral implements such as a white noise chamber, straight jackets, ammonia spray, zappers, paddles, tranquilizing medication, and chairs with restraining belts. The tag line reads, "Little Shop of Horrors."
Lone Ranger
Title
Lone Ranger
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a man dressed as a cowboy with a sheriff star on his shirt riding a hobby horse. He is saying, "Hi oh Silver, Away!" The tag line reads, "The Lone Ranger of Teamwork: A team of one gets a little done." A tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Linda Backus."
Long Arm of the Law
Title
Long Arm of the Law
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a crowd of people at a conference. The title of the conference on a banner reads, "Welcome to the IDEA Violators Annual Conference." There is a sandwich board that reads, "Keynote: How to Avoid Compliance and Penalties at the Same Time." There is a long shadow of an arm reaching...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a crowd of people at a conference. The title of the conference on a banner reads, "Welcome to the IDEA Violators Annual Conference." There is a sandwich board that reads, "Keynote: How to Avoid Compliance and Penalties at the Same Time." There is a long shadow of an arm reaching toward the crowd. The tag line reads, "When it comes to enforcing IDEA, The long arm of the law isn't long enough."
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Make Every Link Strong
Title
Make Every Link Strong
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a heavy, large-linked chain going diagonally from the lower left corner of the panel to the upper right corner of the panel. On each link of the chain are words. Starting at the first link bottom left and going up the words on the links are: (a) Choice, Control, (b) Meaningful...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a heavy, large-linked chain going diagonally from the lower left corner of the panel to the upper right corner of the panel. On each link of the chain are words. Starting at the first link bottom left and going up the words on the links are: (a) Choice, Control, (b) Meaningful Activities, Inclusive Places, (c) Meaningful, Relationships, (d) A Home, Now and in the Future, and (e) Health, Safety. The tag lines reads, "Valued Life Outcomes: Seeking to make every link strong."
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Medical Model
Title
Medical Model
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a fashion show runway with a crowd watching models walk down the runway together. At the end of the runway is an old, white-haired, woman wearing a pink dress and orthopedic shoes, walking with a quad-cane wearing a stethoscope around her neck and a headlamp. The younger models...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a fashion show runway with a crowd watching models walk down the runway together. At the end of the runway is an old, white-haired, woman wearing a pink dress and orthopedic shoes, walking with a quad-cane wearing a stethoscope around her neck and a headlamp. The younger models walking toward her are talking to each other. One says to the other, "They say she was a real beauty in her day!" To which the other responds, "She had her chance. The time is past due to make way for newer models." The tag line reads, "The Old Medical Model."
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Method to the Madness
Title
Method to the Madness
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a cluster of university buildings, one is a tall bell tower with a person at the top laughing, "Hee hee hee." There are three people in the foreground of the panel one man standing on the left says, "Is the rumor true about Dr. G?" The woman standing in the middle says, "I'm...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a cluster of university buildings, one is a tall bell tower with a person at the top laughing, "Hee hee hee." There are three people in the foreground of the panel one man standing on the left says, "Is the rumor true about Dr. G?" The woman standing in the middle says, "I'm afraid so. After 20 years of conducting research he's regressed to a child-like state of writing cartoons." The man standing on the right says, "He won't get tenure that way!" The tag line reads, "Method to the madness: Unbeknownst to his learned colleagues, Dr G. got more people talking about important issues when they were cleverly disguised as corny cartoons."
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New Scholarship
Title
New Scholarship
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows three men and one woman sitting around a table. The man sitting on the left of the panel is saying "I'm sorry, but these materials are totally unacceptable scholarship." The woman sitting in the middle of the panel says, "I concur. They use completely understandable language,...
Show moreThe cartoon shows three men and one woman sitting around a table. The man sitting on the left of the panel is saying "I'm sorry, but these materials are totally unacceptable scholarship." The woman sitting in the middle of the panel says, "I concur. They use completely understandable language, are concise, and could be used by people without an advanced education." The man to her right replies, "Plus, they seem to elicit laughter, and we certainly can't have that in serious scholarship." The fourth man is sitting with his back to the panel and is writing on papers. The tag line reads, "University Promotion Mishap #3: New scholarship meets old scholars."
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No Dumping!
Title
No Dumping!
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a large red circle with a diagonal slash across an image of a dump truck that is dumping kids with disabilities at the front door of a school. The sign on the truck says, "We Haul That's All" The woman at the front of the school is yelling, "Hey Wait!" and the truck driver says...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a large red circle with a diagonal slash across an image of a dump truck that is dumping kids with disabilities at the front door of a school. The sign on the truck says, "We Haul That's All" The woman at the front of the school is yelling, "Hey Wait!" and the truck driver says back to her, "Sorry, supports not included in cost of delivery." The tag lines reads, "NO DUMPING!"
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Nth Degree
Title
Nth Degree
Date Created
2000
Description
The cartoon shows a tee-shirt shop with a person in a wheelchair looking at the different shirts. The sign on the wall is labeled, "Nth Degree." There are three shirts tacked to the wall that read: (a) "Your attitude might be my biggest barrier." (b) "I am, therefore I matter." and (c) "Nothing...
Show moreThe cartoon shows a tee-shirt shop with a person in a wheelchair looking at the different shirts. The sign on the wall is labeled, "Nth Degree." There are three shirts tacked to the wall that read: (a) "Your attitude might be my biggest barrier." (b) "I am, therefore I matter." and (c) "Nothing about me without me!" The person in the wheelchair has a thought bubble that reads, "HMMMM...decisions decisions." The tag line reads, "Peter ponders over apparel to wear to his next IEP meeting." The acknowledgement tag line on the left reads, "Inspired by Dan Wilkins."
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