Whether you’re starting back up from home, in school, or a mixture of both, back to school always comes with a whole bunch of stress, emotions, and frustrations. Here are some back to school memes to help you distract you during those PD sessions and final days of summer break!

1. The Teacher Face Returns

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Teachers can look forward to making this face for the next 8-9 months.

2. Reality bites

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The truth can sometimes be painful and surprising all at the same time.

3. We love you, but….

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I’m just trying to figure out how to keep my posters from falling off the wall over here.

4. Sad but true

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5. We’re all in this together.

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Don’t forget to become best buddies with your support staff… Teaching 101.

6. There’s always one

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Setting up a classroom was hard enough before COVID-19, good luck throwing it together this year.

7. It’s inevitable, even during a pandemic.

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No amount of social distancing will keep administration from providing all that wonderful PD.

8. Expect the unexpected.

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The only thing we all know is that we don’t know anything.

9. The suspense is real.

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10. The only thing we really want to do.

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All we do during PD is plan what we’re going to do once PD is over.

11. Calm down there…

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The sooner we start, the sooner we can finish.

12. A school year unlike any other.

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Who will show up? Will we be safe? What the heck is happening?

13. Do you wanna give out class lists?

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We are an impatient group of people at times.

14. But, that’s not fair!

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Now who am I going to vent my frustrations to for 20 minutes a day?

15. They mean well…

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We love bringing new teachers into the fold, but the learning curve is very steep.

16. What fresh hell is this?

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Looks like I’ll be spending the next few weeks trying to make sense of this ridiculousness.

17. Where are you going?

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To be fair, dogs have been very spoiled these last 6 months.

18. Deep breaths.

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It’s not as bad as it looks… in some ways it’s far worse.

19. Oh joy… another Powerpoint presentation!

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Please tell me again about this brand new teaching method invented by a non-teacher.

20. Misery loves company.

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If you’ve ever been kicked out of your classroom by the janitor because he wants to go home… you might be that teacher.

21. You’ll use this resource and you’ll like it!

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Here are links to 35 different websites we want you to use, but don’t have time to explain to you.

22. I promise, this ice is already broken.

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If we all just promise to work together can we go please?

23. What you talkin’ about?

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Always pay attention during staff meetings, or you’ll end chairing committees you didn’t know existed.

24. Let my people go!

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These posters and nameplates aren’t going to hang themselves!

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