My is a teacher (not AISD), and she genuinely has a passion for it. However, this year has been her worst year of her career, and for the first time she actually contemplated quitting.
Her biggest frustration is the kids - not sure if this is broadly experienced or her particular school, but she said the kids have been exponentially worse this year. Also, the amount of superfluous b.s they have to put with seems to grow every year.
Just like today, districts seem to fill up their non-instructional time with consultant-driven crap that has no real value to classroom instruction efficacy. She would love more time to work on her curricula or in her classroom, but every in-service is full of useless nonsense.
Also, as noted above, the accommodations have also gotten out of control. Almost any kid can find some reason to require special accommodation, and then the teachers have to jump through hoops to make sure Little Johnny is taken care of.
This is probably universal, but parents continue to be adversaries. <Get off My Yard Warning> When I was in school, if you got in trouble at school you would get in more trouble at home. Today, 95% of parents side with Little Johnny instead of the teachers.
Finally, at least her experience, most school administrators would not make middle manager at any company. There are some good ones but most of them I would not let mow my yard.