Texas

On this page, we offer a snapshot of the stories of Texas-based art educators, selecting direct quotations, each of which represent a unique participant. Due to the confidential nature of the data, the teacher’s names, and mention of their school or district have been removed.

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“I hear a lot of art teachers say, ‘Oh yeah, my administrator super appreciates me’ and then you say, ‘Well, how do they show that?’ And they say, ‘Oh, well, they don't make us sit through the data meetings. They let us go to the work room and put together bookshelves.’ And I'm going, ‘See, I don't think that's appreciation. I don't think that's what you think it is.’”
– Art Teacher, Texas

“I used to joke that [people at the school] only noticed me when I wasn’t there. If I didn't have a substitute teacher come in, they would be like, “Oh, so-and-so is out today. What are we going to do? We won't get our planning done.”
– Art Teacher, Texas

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