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My name is Mojo Rose, and I am an elementary school teacher who draws comics about what life is like in the classroom. Lately, I’ve been drawing comics about what it’s like OUT of the classroom (thanks, Covid…).
When the pandemic first hit the United States and they closed down schools, they said we only needed to hunker down and quarantine for 2 weeks. I thought I was a realist and didn’t really believe them. A month of school closures sounded more likely. 11 months later, and it turned out I was actually an optimist.
As we approach the one year mark of the pandemic and online learning, I wanted to share these comics about what teaching during Covid-19 is really like. From the magic of the “mute all” button to the horrors of brown sink water, take a look at life in a school from the people who are trying their best to run the show as normally as they can (or at least not add more trauma to the children).
When you are done, read more of my comics in my previous post here.
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#1
6 Feet Away At All Times
Final score:
118points
Ratatouille 4 years ago
I hate it when people use the excuse "its america i can do whatever i want" because truth is there are basic societal rules. Plus, i don't think most people who use that understand the depth of what our ancestors fought for during the american revolution, and how many noble and true people died for us.
BIG FOOT 4 years ago
"People say my body my choice" so if that's true I don't have to wear a mask and sit where I want.
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Paris StallingsSmith 4 years ago
Wow how good of a teacher instead of doing something about it lmao
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#2
Mute, Unmute
Final score:
115points
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
My class uses Teams, not Zoom. For months, an unknown student has been muting teacher and excluding students just for fun... And we are in f*****g college !!!
Sophia Atkinson 4 years ago
my english teacher last year would swear all the time in zoom meetings.
#3
Relaxed Distancing
Final score:
105points
Batgirl Kitty 4 years ago
Omg! I may be a student, but this is so me in class as i am silently going nuts about how no one is taking pro cautions!
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Hopefully only their direct family faces consequences and gets sick and not other innocent people who had no choice but to be near them. Disgusting trash.
#4
Cameras On
Final score:
95points
Aliquid A 4 years ago
If there is a school rule that the camera has to be on... that's a horrible rule. It totally invades a kids privacy. There are all sorts of reasons for them not to be comfortable with other kids seeing the inside of their house. -- although I guess most "zoom" type programs allow you to blur the background or put in fake ones.
Cooper 4 years ago
This reminds me that one of my gay friends had a poster hanging up when he was in quarantine on Zoom. I don’t remember exactly what the poster said but it had p***y on it and he got suspended. Personally, I think that it’s his room, and his parents allow him to have it and it’s his business. FYI it wasn’t even a teacher who noticed it, a student’s PARENT told the VICE PRINCIPAL. Anyways, have a good day!
Cooper 4 years ago
I totally agree with this. Or if a student is on mute, there is almost always a reason.
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#5
Grab The Headphones
Final score:
92points
Kanishka Patel 4 years ago
yeah just a couple of swear words. Trust me, they've seen and heard worse
Nymphadora Tonks 4 years ago
Once, my teacher forgot to mute herself while playing Hamilton music.
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
My Spanish teacher once told us that a music video we were about to watch was "sort of weird in an inappropriate way". The video wasn't weird at all, so now I'm thinking it was just a way to get us to watch the video.
Obi Wang Kenobi 4 years ago
In the second panel, the second kid is smiling. He's up to something.
ripperthejack 4 years ago
i like that the kid on the left hesitated but then thought "better take no risk..."
#6
The Problem Solver
Final score:
91points
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
But it's the school rules that you need the camera to be on 🤭
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Antonov Latanya 4 years ago
I'm guessing this artist has trouble drawing hands. They are tricky.
Ryan Michaud 4 years ago
Anyone else wondering how the bathroom reminded her of math homework directions??
Paris StallingsSmith 4 years ago
that’s kinda weird but.....if one if my classmates did it and it was a girl then.....what can I say lol
#7
Making A Mask: A Creative Exercise
Final score:
88points
DogPerson7 4 years ago
Something similar happened... they had the same assignment and someone in my little sister's class drew some creepy intense eyes on hers... nothing 3d, tho!
#8
FAQS
Final score:
85points
ZAFIRA BRAGA 4 years ago
Yep that’s definitely me too except I’m on YouTube all day
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Mask Up
Final score:
83points
aesthetic.baddie27 4 years ago
They're not Karens, they're just going at everything the wrong way.
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Furry_Danger 4 years ago
Yes, the government mind control. Very life threatening, and 100 percent real! Not a excuse to not wear masks! Nope, not at all!
#10
DIY PPE
Final score:
81points
Paris StallingsSmith 4 years ago
First I wanna say is them kids ain’t social distanced and how is she able to buy all of those lol
#11
Pandemics Off
Final score:
77points
Kanishka Patel 4 years ago
OMG this is exactly what happens in P.E, especially when we play football.
#12
Assignment Posted
Final score:
76points
Kanishka Patel 4 years ago
poor teacher I can just imagine how many kids bother them all day with emails.
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
You can’t blame the kids for that - they can’t do the assignment if it’s not there.
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Nela Rothenbach 4 years ago
I'm usually the organized type of teacher but, yes, that is what it's like for me. Home and mind a big mess
Dahungryfella 4 years ago
Stay strong teachers! You can do it! If not today, tomorrow is not far away. Also, anything worth doing is worth doing poorly!
Paris StallingsSmith 4 years ago
Gosh the kids which r the students really give the teacher a mine grains everyday
#13
Checkmate, Kid
Final score:
73points
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
God what brats. I remember that in school. The kids who weren’t smart enough to figure it out that they were just making everything take longer, preventing you from being able to play / leave.
Obi Wang Kenobi 4 years ago
Pull him into a breakout room and have a...nice little talk with him.
#14
Social Distance Graduation
Final score:
73points
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
I do not like this teacher. She started directions for the math assignment wheb she knew a kid wantedthe bathroom, then was snarky with her check the faq (or at least how I want to pretend)....
#15
The Days Fly By
Final score:
70points
Kanishka Patel 4 years ago
I don't like it when I have free time because I will feel like I haven't done enough But I'll also be sad if I don't have free time.
despayre 4 years ago
Teaching pre-COVID was time consuming enough. I got out a couple of years before the pandemic, I can't imagine having to teach now. Teachers are really going above and beyond and parents should truly be appreciative that on a normal day educators have 28+ kids in a classroom, while parents complain about having to help their own kid stay focused. Show some appreciation for your teachers!
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
She doesnt HAVE free time. That's the point. A lot of people think they have more free time than they do.
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The Gum Chewer
Final score:
69points
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
He asked for it, so he has to deal with it. I had a teacher who required us to raise a hand when we wanted to speak and wait until she lets us do it. I needed to barf. It was really urgent. She did not let me speak. She needed a lot of tissues.
LILLIAN BARTELL 4 years ago
So just a few weeks ago I was chewing a piece when my teacher had asked me to spit it out what the girl just did is what i did to my teacher and got sent to the office for it.
#17
Parents vs. Their Children
Final score:
68points
#18
Zoom Meetings
Final score:
66points
Helen Haley 4 years ago
I cannot spend an hour looking at myself on camera. My self esteem can't take that kind of hit.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
That’s why plastic surgery is up during the pandemic. So my plastic surgeon told me lol
haha laser go brrr 4 years ago
Fortunately for anyone who worries about stuff like this, there is now a "touch up" feature on zoom
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Oh, so when it happens to someone else it is normal, but when it is my, i have "severe body dysmorphic disorder" and need "urgent hospitalization" for "high risks of suicide attempt" ? I hate double standards.
#19
Zoom Intruder
Final score:
66points
Ginny Weasley 4 years ago
Fun fact: I was in the middle of sneezing, and then my camera froze.
#20
We All Have An Eddie To Worry About
Final score:
65points
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
I had a boy in my childcare 3 years ago, as a 1st grader. I left and have visited a handful of times and he was there. Super friendly kid with a troubled life. I saw him today, a 4th grader now, while I had my kids at the playground at their new school (which is now the same school I worked at, and we visit after school hours) and he just started telling me he is doing really well this year, he is behaving. Whether or not he remembers me or how much I don't know; he says he does. His home life was really bad, and mom's custody was about to get pulled anytime when I had him in care. I never had an issue with him in care, he was very good with me but kept in close contact with the school and case worker. Reminded me when I saw this.
#21
Update The Dress Code
Final score:
61points
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I feel this. But I also really miss real clothes and still buy them hoping one day the world will be back.
#22
On The Clock Nonstop
Final score:
59points
haha laser go brrr 4 years ago
That's why I did all of my work that was given to me ASAP (after school hours started) and usually missed meals, and THEN I would have some kind of fun.
Kanishka Patel 4 years ago
So selfish if I forgot to do my assignment, I will leave it like it is than disturb the poor teacher.
Baby Panda 4 years ago
i know it really happens but this comic strip is supposed to be for comedic purposes
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#23
VR
Final score:
59points
#24
Setting Up Online Lessons
Final score:
54points
#25
Social Distance Playground: Kickball
Final score:
53points
William Faulk 4 years ago
dang, that must hurt, but what about when it isnt a dig deal anymore?
#26
Cleaning Student's Desks
Final score:
52points
CATMONSTER2018 4 years ago
That one kid is me... At the end of the year, we emptied our desks and when I tipped mine over... Like 50 pounds of paper came out :/
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Bisexual gamer gurl 4 years ago (edited)
this is a kid in one class and when I sit in the desk there s sunflower seeds ,tissues and other stuff
haha laser go brrr 4 years ago
Just read your account description, and I just wanna say you are far from ugly
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#27
Cameras Off
Final score:
51points
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
That hits home ... I took a photo of this precise situation only yesterday: a screen full of nothing but names and avatars and a classroom full of nothing but empty desks. Very depressing ...
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#29
Mask Project
Final score:
48points
#30
No Child Held Behind
Final score:
48points
General kenobi 4 years ago
Ohhhhhh Alexander Hamilton!!! We’ve Been waiting in to wings fro you, you never backed down you never turned your back and rannnnnnn, ohh Alexander Hamilton!
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haha laser go brrr 4 years ago
Where I live in Australia we are not in online classes anymore, and I got so friggin TRIGGERED when people would say "hah I just played video games instead of work lol" whereas I had spent most of my waking hours doing schoolwork
Batgirl Kitty 4 years ago
Literally me. I was in 5th grade. Instead, i was scrolling on my phone though.
#31
The Confiscation Drawer
Final score:
24points
yvette 4 years ago
WHY would you take a kid's inhaler?? Tell him to put it up if he's messing with it, and if he doesn't stop then talk to him outside the classroom or take him to the principal's if he really won't stop.
Kim 4 years ago
Because breaking of your lesson and leaving an entire class unattended to take a kid to the principal is a pretty big deal and will influence the rest of your class/ day.
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Pacing Plans
Final score:
24points
#33
Self Talk
Final score:
23points
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
My daily convo for homeschooling my daughter. I don't know what they're doing at school to know if she is at the same level, above, or below. But I won't stress too much - many kids are falling behind as well.
#34
Digital Fluency
Final score:
23points
#35
Online Recess
Final score:
21points
#36
Mute
Final score:
21points
#37
Social Distance Playground: Jousting
Final score:
20points
#38
A Covid Halloween Spooktacular
Final score:
20points
Mishka Katira 4 years ago (edited)
In the 4th comic i think that kid's dressed as Jack Sparrow. *Ahem* Let me try that again. CAPTAIN Jack sparrow. Yes, much better
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
My dad was a pirate, but wore his Halloween-themed mask. I was a plague doctor.
#39
Reopening Schools
Final score:
19points
#40
Covid Safety Plan
Final score:
19points
#41
Wash Your Hands For 20 Seconds
Final score:
18points
#42
The End Of Group Projects
Final score:
16points
#43
Social Distance Playground: Jump Rope
Final score:
16points
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What do you think ?
Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Been doing English lessons via internet for years and can really relate to "On the clock nonstop." The times students (and parents) phone with silly questions, often ones they have asked multiple times before, are rediculous.
Walter 4 years ago
awesome! i only just realize what teachers go through. but i hope they don't mind i browse panda with cam off and in my pj's.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
Teachers teach so you can have the education you need to be the next leaders. So many kids don't get the opportunity and would switch places of they could. Don't take your education for granted. While much can be forgotten, there is a lot of important information out there.
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Flare 4 years ago (edited)
I have a story about virtual learning! So I was in my math class, listening to my teacher. My cat jumps onto the couch and rubs his face on my surface. He does it so hard, the surface closes, which causes me to leave the meeting. My teacher thought that it was hilarious when I explained why I suddenly left the meeting.
SirWriteALot 4 years ago
bad drawing ... hard to look at. What's with the hands? And faces? Take some lessons.
Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Been doing English lessons via internet for years and can really relate to "On the clock nonstop." The times students (and parents) phone with silly questions, often ones they have asked multiple times before, are rediculous.
Walter 4 years ago
awesome! i only just realize what teachers go through. but i hope they don't mind i browse panda with cam off and in my pj's.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
Teachers teach so you can have the education you need to be the next leaders. So many kids don't get the opportunity and would switch places of they could. Don't take your education for granted. While much can be forgotten, there is a lot of important information out there.
Load More Replies... Flare 4 years ago (edited)
I have a story about virtual learning! So I was in my math class, listening to my teacher. My cat jumps onto the couch and rubs his face on my surface. He does it so hard, the surface closes, which causes me to leave the meeting. My teacher thought that it was hilarious when I explained why I suddenly left the meeting.
SirWriteALot 4 years ago
bad drawing ... hard to look at. What's with the hands? And faces? Take some lessons.
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