COLM CUFFE IS a teacher from Galway who also happens to be an excellent cartoonist.

He keeps a weekly comic strip on his Facebook page, the excellent When’s It Hometime?

It sums up life in the classroom to a T, and teachers starting back this week will recognise these situations all too well.

You pretty much have the opposite stance to parents about the arrival of a new school year

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You feel personally victimised by the amount of back to school ads on telly

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Then there’s all the chances you have of seeing the kids outside school

It’s like you’re a celebrity. A really shit celebrity.

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Summer holidays never work out like you plan though

WHAT REST?

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The kids definitely think you’re just sitting in your classroom alone

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There are just constant reminders around you, August is like one big Sunday evening

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But at least you have all those mugs from June to fill with coffee

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You should all appreciate this feeling of starting afresh, while it lasts

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Because this year is going to be a busy one

Follow the When’s It Hometime? Facebook page for more comics.

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