Friday catch-up notes—24 July 1016
What tidbits didn't show up as a full post this week?
Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite have time to develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping we can catch up with our in-boxes. We didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
For 16 July 2026 issue of The Morning Call of Allentown (PA, US)), Leif Greiss reported about the frustration of parents of children with autism in securing services for their children. His story appeared under the headline, “‘Nothing is easy’: Lehigh Valley parents of autistic children frustrated over long wait times, denials of service.”
Writing an opinion piece for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Ernesto C. Balubar, Jr.—a high school teacher in Quezon City—argued that inclusion “should be the result of a system fully prepared to fulfill the promise our laws have made,” not require teachers to improvise. His views were published under the headline, “When ‘inclusion’ means a classroom without a plan” 23 July 2026.
I happened upon a cartoon from First Dog on the Moon, an Australian political cartoon, that I remembered seeing in 2012 or 2013. At the time when I saw it, I thought it could be taken as a commentary on not providing special education. I think it still does. Here are the first two panels (linked to the full version on the cartoonist’s site):
Snippet from First Dog on the Moon. Copyright by the cartoonist. In the Dawson’s Springs Progress (KY, US) of 22 July 2026, Cassandra Profitt reported about a local special education teacher, Tamara Stallins, who has published children’s books. In her story, under the headline, “DS local authors children’s books on Barnes and Noble site,” Ms. Profitt reported that Ms. Stalliins also designed guides for teachers to use the books in their classrooms. The story included contact information for Ms. Stallins so that those interested in using the materials can connect with her.
