“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 would say that professional art educator associations have played a big role for me personally in finding a sense of value and to feel valued for what I know and what I can do. Those communities have been a great place to learn and grow and to feel like a like a real teacher and a real artist”
– Art Teacher, Tennessee

“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