Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." -Dr. M. L. King Jr. Colossians 3:23. A teacher for a year, but Momma Rod for a lifetime.

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

After 30 yrs as an educator, I’ve decided to hang up my expo markers & retire. It wasn’t a decision made lightly, but it’s the best one for me… my son and my health. I can’t believe today is my last Monday with all of my kiddos 🥹. #Retired2023

[NISDWarren @NISDWarren]

Hey Warriors, check out the finals schedule attached!

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

@UTSAAlumni class of 1993! 🧡🤙🏼💙

[UT San Antonio @UTSA]

Our distinctive traditions connect generations of Roadrunners. 🧡

From "birds up" 🤙 to the Fountain of Luck ⛲️, there are plenty of ways to celebrate being a Roadrunner.

Explore our special traditions here: https://t.co/RiN4x2Khva

@StudentsAtUTSA | @UTSAAlumni

[Brennan High School @NISDBrennan]

Tonight we honored and recognized our Educator of The Year, Mr. Javi Cavazos; and our First Year Educator of The Year, Ms. Alexia Camacho, at our Educator of The Year Ceremony! Congratulations!! 🖤💛🩷

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Yay Kristen!!!🎉

[Northside ISD @NISD]

Congratulations to our District Secondary Recipients: Gabriella Stewart, Folks MS, 1st Year MS Educator of the Year; Kristen Alaniz, Harlan HS, 1st Year HS Educator of the Year; Saul Cepeda, Hobby Magnet MS, MS Educator of the Year; & Patricia Zinn, Clark HS, HS Educator of Year!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

What the Artemis II astronauts did over the last 10 days was a testament to their bravery. And the fact that they traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely was a testament to human ingenuity. Thanks to everyone at @NASA for making this mission possible, and for taking us along for the ride.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

For real. 💯
🌐 https://t.co/3qw2SY2yXy

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Congratulations Kristin!!! Super proud of you! You’re an amazing teacher.
@NISDCASTTeach @NISDHarlan

[Harlan High School @NISDHarlan]

Huge congratulations to our science teacher, Kristin Alaniz, on being named First Year Educator of the Year!

Your passion, dedication, and impact are already shining at Harlan High School.
#HarlanHighSchool #FirstYearEducator

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Thank you, teachers!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teaching is an art, and the beauty of it is that no two artists create the same way.
One teacher’s strength is turning content into stories students never forget.
One’s strength is bringing peace to the kid who walks in carrying the world.
One’s strength is using humor to reach the student no one else can reach.
One’s strength is creating routines that give anxious kids a place to breathe.
One’s strength is sparking curiosity in students who thought they didn’t care.
One’s strength is seeing potential in every child long before they see it themselves.
Put them in the same classroom with the same standards and you will still see something completely different. That is the point. Kids do not need identical teachers. They need teachers who bring their own strength to the room.
This is why standardized evaluations miss the mark.
You cannot measure an art with a checklist.
You cannot score the very thing that makes a teacher great.
There is no magic formula for teaching.
There is only the magic each teacher carries into the room.
That is what kids remember.
That is what changes lives.
That is what cannot be replaced by scripts, programs, algorithms, or anything designed to make everyone look the same.
Teaching works because teachers bring their humanity.
And humanity has never been standard.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

When we built education around tests, we stopped building thinkers.
We built performers.
Students who could memorize, obey, and comply — but not question, reason, or lead.
Now we’re seeing the fallout:
Adults who confuse disagreement with disrespect.
Adults who chase attention instead of integrity.
Adults who can ace an exam but fail at patience, empathy, or self-control.
We taught them how to follow rules, not how to form convictions.
How to earn points, not how to make a point.
The cost of “teaching to the test” isn’t academic — it’s human.
It’s a generation of grown-ups waiting for someone else to tell them what matters.

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Great job Bears! Juniors ⁦@NISDBrennan⁩ are being exposed to some cool medical technology. https://t.co/lsESGwzzWE

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Subbed @NISDBrennan this afternoon in Mrs. Pickerings @AqSciBrennan classes. Had a great time filtering nasty water through student-made filters. It was a wonderful time with her students.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Powerful. 🙌

[NISDWarren @NISDWarren]

Warrens annual #HowdyWeek is coming up beginning Monday! Be sure to show your welcoming spirit & dress up, show your #Warrior pride! Feel free to share & #repost

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

@NISDBrennan Congratulations Angela!!! You are so deserving of this recognition. 🤗🩷

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Teachers make a difference every day. 🥹

[Be Believing @Be_Believing]

This teacher takes time out of every day to help this student with Cerebral Palsy walk... and they accomplished their goal... he's walking 😭🫶

[World's Amazing Things @Hana_b30]

If you still receive both of these calls, you are the luckiest person in the world..

[Clara Rodriguez, M.Ed. 🇵🇷 @MsRod_ChemBHS]

Whoop whoop 🙌🏼! @NISDBrennan @Brennan_BBall

[KPRC Nick Mantas @KPRCNick]

Ahead of the Auburn vs. Florida #FinalFour game, San Antonio basketball teams held the flags for all four schools. A nice touch to include the local community and notably Houston recruit Kingston Flemings holding the flag of his future school. 😃🏀 #SanAntonio #KSATsports

[Rob @_ROB_29]

Pilot does a shoutout for a 100-year-old vet who fought at Iwo Jima

“We don’t have royalty in the United States, but we have something pretty close, and he’s sitting in row 1."