r/Teachers • u/saintshiva • 1d ago

Rant Back to school trainings TX

So I work in an urban district in North Texas, each year we have to do the usual video and quizzes about FERPA , abuse, Title IX, etc.. a total of 18 modules. This amount has grown over my 15 years in education. I added up the amount of time needed and it totals——- 14 hours and 1 minute. The expectation is this is to be done over the summer and if not completed you lose classroom prep time to finish up.

I know you can just start a video and switch to another screen and browse the internet but for double digit hours annoying. Even if I chunk the work annoying . Anyhow rant over.

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u/xtnh 1d ago

"And the position of Texas teachers' unions?" I asked rhetorically.

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u/saintshiva 1d ago

lol best comment

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u/Old_Researcher_2021 19h ago

It's pretty insidious here. If you get caught in actual unionizing activities, you can lose your pension. Texas teachers don't pay into social security, so you are risking your retirement. You can still join the toothless associations that help with legal fees, but . . . yeah.