This Teacher’s Comics Offer A Humorous Look At The Struggles Of Teaching (30 New Pics)

Her comics capture the everyday ups and downs of teaching, connecting with other teachers, parents, and students. With her humorous take on the challenges and joys of being a teacher, the artist is doing her best to bring laughter and as well as understanding about what it’s like being a teacher.

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Summers Off Comics, Capturing The Lives And Experiences Of Teachers

When asked about what inspired her to start creating comics about her experiences as a teacher, Mojo Rose explained, “I started making comics about being a teacher as I was learning to become one. My credentialing program was no joke, and to be honest, I had never worked with kids before (it turns out I like them. Thank God that worked out), so to process everything that was going on, I drew little one-panel comics about my time as a student teacher. As I spent more and more time in the classroom, I really saw the joy, chaos, and frustration of being a teacher, and I wanted to distill it into a comic that could relate to other teachers. At the time, it didn’t seem like there was much of a conversation about what classrooms were actually like.”

Summers Off Comics, Capturing The Lives And Experiences Of Teachers

Discussing how she comes up with ideas for her comics and whether they are based on real-life situations encountered in the classroom, she shared, “Some of the comics are 100% real-life events. I found it’s actually rather hard to base all the jokes on what actually happens in the classroom. Even though there are plenty of moments worth laughing at, most of them have a ‘you had to be there’ quality to them. I would say that a good portion of the comics are really just whatever anxieties or frustrations I have, and it does help to point out the ridiculousness of it.”

Summers Off Comics, Capturing The Lives And Experiences Of Teachers

Finally, we asked the artist what advice she would give to other teachers who are looking to express their creativity or share their experiences online. She thoughtfully advised, “Oh man, this is a hard one. I’ve typed out and erased so many possible answers, but ultimately I would say to trust yourself. Isn’t that cheesy? You could have googled a quote better than that. But this is what I mean: time is precious, and we lose it in the blackhole of school work, so you need to trust yourself to reinvest that time into you and your art. Set a schedule and stick to it, no matter how much you really just don’t feel like it, knowing that you are building something that’s important to you. Trust yourself that it’s worthwhile. Trust yourself that you deserve it.”

Summers Off Comics, Capturing The Lives And Experiences Of Teachers