A Stressful, Unrewarding Position - ESL Teacher Houston ISD Employee Review

1.0
21 Oct 2012
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Pros

The pay is good, approximate $45,000 a year for new teachers. Considering all the extra hours you spend grading papers, writing lesson plans and posting grades, it doesn't ad up.

Cons

Students are out-of-control; parents uninvolved; administration is unsupportive & unprofessional. My last administrator spent most of the day texting and checking twitter on her smart phone. She carried it everywhere, and always had her head down looking at it.

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Cons

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Pros

You get a study paycheck. I had amazing co-workers who where supportive.

Cons

Bad leadership. You will be blamed for issues and problems even if they aren't clear about expectations or mistakes where made by them. Don't expect a fair evaluation system either. I was under 3-4 at any given time. (Part of your evaluation is how much you do for work outside of work hours too.) You will be reminded that you are a salary employee and that Texas is an at will state constantly. You will be awarded leadership programs that if you refuse to to do or are not able to do during your time off will count against your evaluation.

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