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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5.0
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Pros

Time management cool job sometimes

Cons

The kids are bad af

3.0
17 June 2026
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Pros

-Love working with the students in HISD -Most coworkers are amazing and passionate about providing access to post-secondary options to all students

Cons

-Instruction from higher up in HISD is often inconsistent, and they deliver expectations and news VERY last minute -There's a lot of disorganization due to being understaffed as everyone is being stretched thin -Isn't room to grow pay-wise in this role; I have to change roles in order to get a salary increase.

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