2. Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

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

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Pinocchio's Cousin

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows three panels of a man sitting at a desk on the phone with a parent. In the first panel he is saying "I'm sorry, but we don't have any space available for you child with disabilities in our school." The second panel shows the man's nose getting longer and he is saying "Even if we did, we can't provide the necessary supports in a regular class." The third panel show his nose even longer and he is saying "We really don't have a choice. All students with severe disabilities have to go to the district's special program." The tag line reads "A distant cousin of Pinocchio discovers he has inherited one of his families recessive traits."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

1. Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: This book includes 105 color cartoon images that were originally published in black and white in: Giangreco, M. F. (1999). Flying by the seat of your pants: More absurdities and realities of special education. Corwin. (out of print, 2019)
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Home Reality

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a man and woman sitting and looking exasperated and tired. The mans says to the woman, "We made it through another busy day. Work, dinner, the kids homework, dishes, laundry, bills paid, the kid's baths, bedtime stories‚Ä¶" and the woman responds, "Oh No! We forgot to do the 'home therapy program' and to work on 'IEP Goals'!" The tag line reads "Home programming collides with home reality!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Oasis

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a hand holding the door open to a public bathroom. Under the bathroom stall are legs with pants down. The person holding the door says "Mr. Moody, are you OK? You've been in there for an hour!" Mr. Moody responds, "You can't make me come out! Can you have my lunch sent in here?" The tag line reads "After a stressful morning, Principal Moody is reluctant to relinquish the only oasis of peace and solitude he can find."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Periscope

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows two panels. In the first panel there is a man sitting in a wheelchair looking at everyone's legs. The second panel shows the man in the wheelchair with a periscope and all the faces and upper parts of the other peoples bodies. The tagline reads "Joe thinks a periscope should come as standard equipment with every wheelchair."
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

Hall Patrol

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a young man in a wheelchair looking a little worried and a Safety Patrol woman writing on a clipboard. The young man says, "What seems to be the problem?" The Safety Patrol woman says, "I'm issuing you a citation for failure to wear a seat belt while operating a wheelchair." The tag line reads, "Hall Patrol, Hellen is her name, safety is her game."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Looking for Luck

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a man wearing a Fighting Irish shirt, throwing salt over his right shoulder, holding a 4 leaf clover and a rabbit's foot, standing on 2 horseshoes. There is a person in the lower left corner of the panel asking, "What are you doing?" The man responds, "Getting ready for my son's IEP Meeting." The tag line reads "Looking for luck in all the wrong places."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Inclusive Proverb

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a couple having Chinese food. In the right of the panel the man has a lot of fortune cookies broken in front of him. The woman in the left of the panel says, "Don't you think that's enough? We have to do something!" The man responds, "I'm hoping to keep opening fortune cookies until I get on that says, 'Your child will be appropriately supported in general education.'" The tag line reads "Not so ancient inclusive proverb: Take Action! Persistence overcomes resistance."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

The Shadow

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows two children walking down a sidewalk in a neighborhood. There are two houses coming up to their left at the end of a split rail fence. There is a street drain on the right with a small puddle and a large shadow of a person behind the children. One child says to the other, "I feel like I am being followed." The other child says, "You're just being paranoid." The tag line reads "The Shadow Knows: Rodney's suspicions were accurate. Unbeknownst to him, a paraprofessional had been assigned to be his shadow."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants