30 Teacher Cartoons That’ll Have You Laughing & Crying at the Same Time

Marcus Owen was a full-time school teacher for 20 years before finally fulfilling his dream to pursue a career as an artist. His funny and sadly true teacher cartoons will have you laughing out loud and crying inside. Check out our collection of favorites below. To see more follow his Facebook page, check out his website, or buy his book!

1. Parents during any school break.

Enjoying your holiday? I'm stuck at home looking after my kids and it's hard work! Teacher: Well I normally look after 30 children, you myst appreciate why I need this break.

2. When admin comes in the break room.

Admin: Did I just hear you laughing? Break-time is not for actually relaxing!

3. ‘Tis the season…

Adin: I need your moderated, end of half-term assessments, your completed behavior chart tick-sheets and all annotated exercise books for each child by end of today, and smiles out, it's Christmas!

4. Truth…

Teacher contemplating wall of wet paint drying. Caption

5. Hoops to jump through

6. Pain in the ass observations

Teacher: Not another observation? You were only here a week or 2 ago! Admin: But I have to check you haven't become a bad teacher since then.

7. Story of our lives.

8. And it just started…

Teacher crawling in desert to a sign saying

9. Welcome to Pressure Mountain

Teacher facing mountain pressure

10. Those parents…

mom with kid

11. The statistics factory

Welcome to the statistics factory : School

12. Seriously…

Look at that! slopping off at 4! And what exactly do you think he's going to do when he gets home?

13. Thanks, mum…

Kid ill, injured with IV

14. Training days.

15. Sad reality…

Creating homogeneous, compliant teachers, petrified to challenge authority or question what they're told... created homogeneous, compliant children, petrified to challenge authority or question what here're told... etc

16. So sick of it!

Another lesson observation? No thanks! Not because I have anything to hide. Just because I know what I'm doing and I'm sick of proving it!

17. Straight ‘A’ student…

When Holly first came to school, she just wanted to be able to write a full sentence. Since then she has been taught all about synonyms and metaphors, subordinate clauses, determiners, active voice and parentheses. This didn't help her write a full sentence but it made sure she passed a test.

18. Kids are gross

Kid sneezing on teacher desk

19. But leave my kid alone!

Well as parents we want the school to have firm discipline with strict guidelines for behavior and strong punishments. For other people's children.

20. It’s always the teacher’s fault…

21. Don’t be like Willy.

This is Willy. Willy has no sympathy for teachers. Willy has never trailed as a teacher. Willy has never worked in education. Willy doesn't like teachers complaining about their job. Willy is a twit. Don't be like Willy.