Horrible micromanagement without support - Teacher Houston ISD Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent starting salary, stable demand (pros of any teacher job)

Cons

Micromanagement, frequent observations (2 per week on average), contradictory grading on observations, being treated like a child, administrators have less time to help with discipline because they now have to grade and discipline teachers, absurd expectations on level of work, busy work that's constantly changing based off of the whims of senior management that doesn't help or contribute meaningfully to lesson planning, too many problems to list

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Cons

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