Pros
The only pro of working at HISD is the salary, but even that isn’t enough to justify the job. This is evident in the fact that countless teachers, including myself, have left and continue to leave HISD.
Cons
Cons include: - Unsupportive and disrespectful principals who are focused only on keeping their job rather than supporting their teachers and staff. - Unrealistic working conditions with students who have severe behavioral issues. - Due to the increase in teacher salary, principals are increasing the workload as well. - Regarding the workload: It is an impossible amount of work to complete. Literally impossible. Teachers are killing themselves trying to keep up with their new job duties and as a result are not sleeping enough and are burnt out. - There is little to no creative freedom with lesson planning - you are required to use district-given slideshows and district-given quizzes/worksheets - The general atmosphere is chaotic and stressful which the students can feel and are reacting to. - The students have an unreasonably high work expectation and are not given enough time or opportunity to connect with each other, develop meaningful relationships, develop emotionally, and be children.