Lisa Balderas

ESL 🌎 & GT Teacher @nisd 🍎 literature & book lover 📚🐛

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

I am FOREVER thankful for having the opportunity to teach for NISD. It’s been such a journey! One where I was challenged, always evolving and never stopped learning. It’s not goodbye because NISD and Glenoaks will ALWAYS be my home and family!! 🦉💙

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

@MsEscoTeaches 🥰🥰🥰

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

So true!

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

@MsEscoTeaches We really do all live the same life because SAAAME! I still remember the silverfish!!🤣🥰 I was thinking whoever inherits my room is going to walk into something I would have loved and this can honestly help to set a teacher up for a successful year ❤️🩷

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

@thespookygirll And yes, Jeepers Creepers and Scream always

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

@thespookygirll I Know What You Did Last Summer in the summer and Halloween in October

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Growth mindset. 🌱

[Hadas Weiss @weiss_hadas]

me: how was school today

6yo niece: i already told everyone. i'm tired of these conversations. how was school how was school

[NBA Memes @NBAMemes]

The Salesian Sisters might actually be the Spurs’ greatest playoff adjustment.

Still undefeated. 🙏🏻

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

@jeanbien50 ❤️❤️❤️

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

Picked up my NISD 10 year pin! It truly means the world to me 💙🍎

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

The assumptions we make about our colleagues really do matter.

They shape how we approach people, how we communicate, and whether we respond with frustration or support.

They determine whether we see staff members as employees to manage or professionals capable of growth.

When a teacher struggles, misses deadlines, or seems disengaged, it’s easy to assume they don’t care.

But often the story is more complicated.

What if they’re overwhelmed?
What if they’re exhausted?
What if they simply don’t yet have the tools or confidence they need to succeed?

I don’t think many people wake up intending to do a poor job. Most educators genuinely want to make a difference. Most are doing the best job they currently know how to do.

That doesn’t mean leaders lower expectations or avoid accountability. But it does change how we respond.

Strong leaders don’t just evaluate people.

They develop them.
They accept staff members for who they are in this moment while helping them grow into who they can become.

The question shifts from:
“What’s wrong with this person?”
to:

“What support does this person need to be successful?”

That’s the difference between leading with judgment and leading with empathy.

Because people grow best in environments where they are both challenged and supported.

And the assumptions we make about people often become the culture we create around them.

Rock on,

Danny

[Texas A&M University-San Antonio @TAMUSanAntonio]

Today, we honor the courageous service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Memorial Day is a time to reflect on their bravery, service and the freedoms we enjoy because of their dedication. We remember them with gratitude and respect.

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

The vibes this Sunday: SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER and no alarm needed!

[Mrs. Bienhoff @jeanbien50]

Ta Da!!

[Lisa Balderas @LisaBalderas7]

Here’s to the BEST TEACHER TEAM EVER! I felt so seen and understood by these ladies. It got to the point where I could not take my phone out in public because the group chat left me smiling from ear to ear and laughing out loud. I can honestly say these ladies helped heal my ❤️!