Shelly Ray

Educator, school counselor, lifelong learner, kayaker, camper, hiker, lover of the outdoors. Most importantly, mother and wife. Views are my own.

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@DrMattGutierrez Happy Thanksgiving!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

As a teacher, you should never want a student leaving class feeling defeated or deflated. As an admin, you should never want a teacher leaving school feeling defeated or deflated. Be compassionate, available, supportive, and encouraging.

[Christine Mauer @ChrisMauer4]

Well, now that I have y'alls attention.... yes, academics, band, athletics, debate, robotics, art, cheer, drama... and so many other things make well-rounded students. So, I'll leave you with this....PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE WHERE ALL THIS HAPPENS. #NoVouchers

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Robert De Niro’s full statement on Trump. Please read and let me know your thoughts:

I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.
The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.
So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:
This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@CSmith031409 My favorite time to visit your classroom!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@teachergoals You must work Saturday

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

This!!!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@DrMattGutierrez @SeguinISD Happy birthday!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

So proud of our boy 🥰

[Matthew Gutiérrez, Ed.D. @DrMattGutierrez]

Micah Ray, 10th grader at @SeguinHSTx, was awarded the high school Supt’s Student of the Month award during the Sept. 26 board meeting. He exemplifies what it means to be a Matador through leading by example. The @matbaseball2 team was present to support Micah! #1Heart1Seguin

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@DrMattGutierrez @UTAustin @TexasFootball How fun!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

My new role this year is a dream! Two 3 year olds, two different days. Building relationships so they can thrive in their environment! Impressed with these tiny Matadors!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@DrMattGutierrez Peace and so much love to you and your family. You will be greatly missed by many!

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

This is my beautiful Daughter who was diagnosed w/ #BrainCancer at 11 & left Earth at 13. 💔

Ashley was incredibly brave, strong, NEVER gave up & somehow, stayed positive throughout her battle.

We’d be so grateful for a follow to keep our Ashley’s story alive.

💜 𝒜𝓈𝒽𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓇𝑒 💜

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@SeguinMatVB Way to go, girls!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@heymrsbond Mentor sentencing the first 3-6 minutes of class everyday.

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@garonnevik My brother is famous in my town (that he’s never been in) due to stories I tell too 😂 The kids had a choice to hear between several and always pick that one! They soak it up!

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@thecosbyfamily_ That’s a cool idea

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

I appreciate administrators who don't forget what it was like being a teacher, but I also appreciate teachers who don't forget what it was like being a student. Never forget.

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

Texas senators and the governor, along with Mike Morath, are against public education showing the truth about growth, and they’re disguising it with dirty tactics…
#NoOnVouchers
#SueTEA

[Matthew Gutiérrez, Ed.D. @DrMattGutierrez]

The Seguin ISD board unanimously approved the admin’s recommendation to join a lawsuit against TEA. Titled Kingsville ISD, et. al., v. Morath, the suit asks to stop the release of this year's ratings, slated for Sept, due to unlawful changes in the accountability system designed to downgrade student achievement. #txed #txlege

[Shelly Ray @MrsShellyRay]

@DrMattGutierrez Good! Thank you! We all worked our tails off and so did the kids— and they grew in amazing ways. This doesn’t capture the great things the students know and do (and how they really did) —- and!!! We know this is just another ploy and political twist to get votes for vouchers.