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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Perfect Teaching Assistant

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon has an octopus wearing glasses sitting across a desk from Mr. Moody. Mr. Moody says to the Octopus "You are hired you can start today!" The tag line for the cartoon is "After an exhaustive search, Mr. Moody finds the perfect teaching assistant for Mrs. Snippett."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a man wearing wings strapped to his arms crashing into the side of a brick building. The tag line reads "After trying to fly by the seat of his pants, Fred learned that good teaching requires good planning."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Shoe Fetish

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a woman lying on a reclining chair with a wheelchair next to her. In the thought bubble above her head is an image of her as a child laying on a wedge pillow on the floor looking at four peoples legs with different types of shoes on. The tag line reads, "After months of psychotherapy, Sylvia retrieves repressed childhood memories of therapeutic positioning that explain her shoe fetish in adulthood."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

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

Molehills

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows three panels. In the first panel there is a man on the phone saying, "This morning there was a huge traffic Jam." In his thought bubble you see a four way stop with two other cars. In the second panel he is saying into the phone "Then I saw Jeff. He's put on so much weight!" In his thought bubble you now see Jeff just an ordinary guy average size. In the third panel he is saying into the phone "Did I tell you I have a student with a disability who is sooo much work. He really stands out!" In his thought bubble you see four students quietly doing their work. The tag line reads "Harry continues his efforts to gain admittance to the local 'Mountain Out of a Molehill' society."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Making you Talk

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a yellow door with a sign on it that reads "Speech/Language Pathology Office." Through the window in the door you can see three people. One man sitting at a desk across from a boy, who looks scared, and a woman, who looks angry, standing shining a light on the boy. The tag line reads "We have ways of making you talk!"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Incredibly Excessive Paperwork

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows two people in an office surrounded by tons of paperwork. A Man says to Mrs. Snippett, "No. It's 'Individual Education Program'." Mrs. Snippett responds, "You're kidding!" The tag line reads "Mrs. Snippett had long thought I.E.P. stood for 'Incredibly Excessive Paperwork.'"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

If You Can't Beat 'Em‚Ä¶

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows teachers and children playing at a play ground on a slide a swing set and playing frisbee. One teacher sliding down the slide with a child on his lap says to the other teacher on a swing, "You're right this is way better that what we used to do!" The teacher on the swing responds, "Way better!" The tag lines reads, "After the school district banned corporal punishment, staff decided on a new moto: 'If you can't beat 'em, Join 'em'."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Swimming Lessons

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows three panels. The top panel shows kids playing in a pool with a ball and a man standing at the side of the pool talking to a small child. He is saying "Stop! You can't swim so you are not allowed in the pool!" A small caption in the lower right corner of the panel reads "Long Ago." The second panel shows two men throwing a child into a pool. The child is yelling, "AHHHH" The one man says "We'll throw you in. You'll either sink or swim." A small caption in the right corner of the panel reads "Not so long ago." The third panel shows two guys in a pool one has a inner tube on and the other one is helping him. The helper says "We'll start your swimming lessons with some fun activities and supports that we'll fade out later." A small caption in the right lower corner reads "Today" The tag line reads "The evolution of swimming lessons: surprisingly similar to the evolution of including students with disabilities in general education."
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Falling in the Woods

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Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
Date Created: 1999
Description: The cartoon shows a path in the woods with trees all around. There is a person falling backward and all you can see are their feet and a hand. The tag line reads "If a student with a disability falls in the woods, on the grounds of a special education school, and there are no nondisabled peers there to hear him, does his fall make a sound?"
Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants