I am a primary school teacher from Galway, Ireland. By day, I have the fun task of educating the next generation of kids… by night… I’m an artist! Having a particular interest in animation and cartooning, I decided to combine the two things I’m most passionate about – teaching and drawing – and these are the results!
I draw on moments from the school nativity play, lunchtime struggles and general life working as a teacher. You can see more of my comics in my first and second posts on Bored Panda.
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I did teacher training in the UK. I taught for one year and I was bored stupid. This was a primary school where the doors were not unlocked until 8:50 and we were encouraged to go home as soon as the last lessons ended. I don't think I ever worked more than 32 hours in any one week and most never made 30. I got a second job in the summer holidays for something to do. I could not stand it after 12 months, so left and joined the real world.
I'm definitely the student in the back, staring at the cieling thinking about dragon poops or something
My ruler broke in 3rd grade and the teacher shamed me -.- ... made me sound like some type of criminal for breaking his plastic ruler. Then someone broke another ruler and put it in my desk, when I told him about it he obviously rolled his eyes and blamed me. I'm 27 now and I've literally thought about messaging him on Facebook to tell him how much I hated him for that. It's not as if it ruined my life, but I obviously remembered it. -There was no other time to tell this story lol
I used to do that all the time with my son when he felt his snack wasn't big enough. "Mommy, I want 2!" *break cheese in half* "There you go son!" *Son is happy*
Does it bother anyone that the top of the little girl's head is bald?
I got that the other day, a kid asked me "How old are you?" - "27" I replied - Kid: "hmm....you look older" Then he just walked away....bastard
In my second year teaching, one of the 10th graders asked how old I was...I said, "Old enough...why?" "Dude! You must be old...like 30..." I was 22 at the time. -Rev. Dr. M, former grade school teacher
Do you really call every teacher just "teacher"? Not Mrs Soandso or Mr Soandso?
I am really curious. I do not want to make fun of anybody or something like it.
Load More Replies...Where is slime? (There's still slime stuck on the roof of my classroom...)
Hey, squishies and fidget spinners are actually important tools guilds with adhd, who need to fidget in order to focus.
I still play moshi monsters to this day. Only 2000's kids will remember.
Here's the things that go on at our school. 1. FORTNITE 2. FORTNITE 3. FORTNITE 4. BOOOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG
I had a student this year tell me she couldn't do her reading homework because she had to play Minecraft with her dad.
"Magic word" ".........." "................" "....................................... I forgot"
When I saw my teacher outside of school, I hid behind my sister. BUT THEY ALWAYS FOUND ME! They would be like, OH HI BROOKE! HOW ARE YOU? good. OH THAT'S GREAT! and then I just walk away saying ummmmmmmm thanks?
I was interning at a preschool and I once had to be driven somewhere by my boss, who had her daughter who attended the school in her car. Apparently she asked about it for a long time, unable to comprehend.
Reminds me of one time I was with my dad at Blockbuster, I was choosing which He-Man I wanted to rent. My science teacher, who at school is a class clown of sorts, all fun and games, how ever that night he was not so chirpy. Did not realize at that time, but I think he was renting porno flicks and my presence made him uneasy, especially when I introduced him to my dad lol
Because it's actually a hare. Hares were seen as a bit magical because they could disappear and reappear at will. They couldn't, they were just very good at hiding in open fields. Often the would hide in shallow nests in the fields made by birds, which sometimes had eggs in. Countryfolk would look at where the hare "magically" appeared from to find a nest of eggs, causing the confusion.
But there is no way to know if you're 17 or not you can even type 25 while you're 12 In real life
Load More Replies...on the third frame, that one kid in the back...kinda...cared a little lol
Someone just screams at the top of their lungs or says something a little too awkward when the room was a little too quiet..... I once said slightly too loud "The Kool-Aid Man is my daddy" in the middle of class and it got silent very fast
This happened in 7th grade once. We were all really quiet and doing our work, and one of the teachers in the room says "It's so quiet in here.. a little too quiet.." and this one kid starts banging on his desk with a pencil.
Exactly! How to get a beach body? Take your body to the beach!
Load More Replies...beach body ready is a myth, ive been working hard looking for it and no show... :-) T.T
After each meal. But does he actually expect the kids to floss? Lol
Load More Replies...kids still do this? In elementary school it was always someone...that one kid
sad that this is what people only talk about..... hopefully 2019 will change it somehow....
I also tried explaining this. I try to say anything and Kyle turns it into fortnite.
Yes, now a days you have to go out in all weather especially if you live in England. Rain is the main weather here
Lol I was gonna comment the opposite direction, my school board wouldn't even let us pick up snow off the ground without a detention... They'd hardly even let us look out the window if it rained. I still hold a grudge against my school board for that... Why wasn't I allowed to have fun with the weather as a kid?
Load More Replies...When I was in last year of primary school and it rained I played cards with my teacher
"Yes, Liam, we are going to go out into the pouring rain that makes everything to wet to do anything, you won't put on your coator umbrella, get soaking wet, come back in and catch a cold."
I just went to my son's schools Christmas Market and as I was looking at the desserts my sons class (6 years olds) had prepared, all I could think of was "which one contain the stomach flu germs?" I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
I remember back before health and safety. Back then, it was called common sense.
this happens the DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS already ready to celebrate the one coming
Me: *plays Christmas music in September* People: it's too early Me: NO IT AIN ITS NEVER TO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS MUSIC *blasts Christmas music* Mrs. Frollien would agree with me
In first grade, I took a tiny little toy knife to school. I got in trouble for it, and my parents were called.
Load More Replies...I'd say yah to both but 1 I don't have a pen pals and 2 I'm 12 so I don't belive in Santa anymore
Nope, my dad was a teacher and he may not have said 'Woo Hoo' but the thought was there.
Load More Replies...THAT'S SO TRUE MY AUNT'S A TEACHER AND I ALWAYS HELP HER OUT WITH STUFF
How eggciting! It's a good eggspeariance. Pity you have to shell out for eggs, and I'm not eggsagerating! I'm in total eggstacy!
i got to hide eggs for the little kids but got introuble for hideing them to well (
Foamy? Our lord and Master, Foamy? (See: "Neurotically Yours" for the joke)
Load More Replies...All of these are fantastic, gave me a good laugh! Can't imagine it's easy being a teacher nowadays with all the "memes" kids bring to the classroom.
Why would memes make it harder to teach? (Speaking as a gen z student)
Load More Replies...For some reason the art style seems like 'Rejected' got mixed with 'Simon's Cat'.
I'm reminded of The Simpsons (in a good way).
Load More Replies...All of these are fantastic, gave me a good laugh! Can't imagine it's easy being a teacher nowadays with all the "memes" kids bring to the classroom.
Why would memes make it harder to teach? (Speaking as a gen z student)
Load More Replies...For some reason the art style seems like 'Rejected' got mixed with 'Simon's Cat'.
I'm reminded of The Simpsons (in a good way).
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