Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

This collection includes 105 color cartoon images from Flying by the Seat of Your Pants.

Showing 1 - 10 of 106 Records

A Tale of Two Schools

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon has two panels, top and bottom. The top panel shows two people across a table from each other. The person to the right has two large stacks of books next to him. The person to the left says, "Are we ready to include students with more severe disabilities in regular class?." The second person says, "As soon as I finish reading these books on inclusion and draft our long-range plan... We should be ready in 7 or 8 years." The bottom panel has two people facing each other, both holding a piece of paper. The person on the left says, "I'm sure glad we got started including and supporting all our students in regular classes." The person to the right says, "Me too! I know we'll learn things along the way from our success and mistakes." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "A tale of two schools."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your 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

Airlifting

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a helicopter hovering over a school building trying to lower a square box with the words "Special Class Approaches" into a round hole on the roof with the words "Regular Class" written around the edge of the hole. The tag line reads "Attempts at airlifting certain special approaches into regular class are unsuccessful, they just don't fit."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Appropriate Label

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair. The woman says "So, how do you prefer to be called? Handicapped? Disabled? Or Physically-Challenged?" the man responds "Joe would be fine." the tag line reads "The most appropriate label is usually the one someone's parents have given them."
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

Bending Over Backwards

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a classroom teacher and a student at a desk. The teacher is doing a back bend and pointing at the students work. The teacher says "Nice work Melanie!" and the Melanie says "Thanks for your help Mrs. V." The tag line reads "Mrs. V. is the kind of classroom teacher who bends over backwards for all of her students."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Book Club

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a group of people sitting around in a living room having tea there is a cat sitting on the coffee table. One of the women sitting on the couch says "This month's book club selection is controversial and quite revealing. Some of you might even find it shocking." The tag line reads "Club members prepare to read 'Everything you always wanted to know about special education but were afraid to ask.'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Cheap Imitations

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows four panels arranged in a square pattern, two-by-two. The top left frame shows a one way arrow sign pointing to the right. On the sign it says "Math One-Way" at the bottom of the frame it says "Math One-Way." In the top frame on the right is a scene with trees and a large arch over a road made with tree branches. Across the top to the arch is the word "Math" at the bottom of the frame it says "Math out of the way" The lower left frame has a wood post with arrows nailed to it pointing in different directions and each arrow has the word "Math" printed on it. At the bottom of the frame it says "Math, which way?" The lower right frame has a man on stage singing, "I did math myyy waaay!!" At the bottom of the frame it says, "Math my way." The tag line reads, "A popular math program spawns cheap imitations."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Conditions

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows two panels stacked vertically. In the top panel there is a man (Carl) walking down a sidewalk with a clipboard writing. Behind him is an open manhole with a "work area" sawhorse sign and a blind man (Jim) walking with a support cane. The panel below shows the Jim falling into the manhole and the Carl says, "I knew I should have paid more attention to the 'conditions' associated with that objective." The tag line reads "Carl Changes the 'conditions' in his objective: 'given a sidewalk route without an open manhole cover, Jim will safely walk from home to work...'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Corporate Sponsorship

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows two people one in a wheelchair and one pushing the wheelchair wearing a sandwich board. On the sandwich board it says "Edna's House of Thimbles" The tag line reads "In an effort to cut the costs of special education, Central High School pursues corporate sponsorship for each of its staff."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants