Self-aggrandizement is the term I use as well. That and their constant demand for more and better compensation for less and worse education - preaching to the students how underpaid they were.
These are largely mediocre people holding our kids hostage.
This last year has been quite the education on the nature of the Teachers Union.
Most of my friends chose education degrees with the following criteria in mind
1. Long summer vacation
2. Multiple holiday and spring breaks
4. Work day ended on “the early side”
5. Least challenging degree to obtain