Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
I can’t believe I’m coming on here to bring this up, but I need more perspective. I’ve been a RN for 2 years in the ED. In those two years the longest stretch I’ve had off was a week and a half which was while I was switching jobs coming closer to home. I work 4-5 12 hours shift 2-3 days and 2 nights. I have unfortunately hit my breaking point- I love my patients I love caring but today I broke down at work and realized I’m not even taking care of myself. I have my wedding and 3 weeks and I was unable to even get vacation for it I had to switch my shifts to work longer stretches instead. I have 4 days off including the day I sleep after nights to rest, get my life together, plan the wedding, do chores, try and see my family and care for my grandparents and friends. Over the past few months the stress of getting everything done and still taking care of myself has been getting much more difficult if not impossible. I’ve lost my identify, I’ve lost my smile, I’ve lost my appetite, I’ve lo
Does anyone else feel this way at the beginning of the school year? I’m feeling it a lot this time. My last couple classes (third grade teacher here) have been great and I’ve been very lucky I think. But this year’s group is just downright mean. I have a girl who’s extremely rude, telling me my makeup sucks or that i smell (???). I’ve of course brought it up to parents and admin and the attitude has died down, but of course the teacher student relationship is basically crap. And it’s the same with the rest of the class except for one or two who happen to be younger siblings of past students. They get their work done and aren’t overly disruptive, but they’re just MEAN and it’s difficult to enjoy being at work. Only month one and I’m waiting on the next rotation of kids in 2027. submitted by /u/dysfunctional_salad [link] [comments]
If a school has had 10 History Teachers in 12 years and each one is a nasty ending maybe it’s not the teachers. And if every teacher who leaves then loves their next school, what does that say? I had the year from hell last year and I was always like, why is this school sabotaging me? I left but that meant my friend had to step into my old role and one week of dealing with admins bs has her looking for other schools or leaving teaching altogether. I’m happy I’m out of there. But how is one leadership team allowed to run havoc on a community for so long and fail for so many years? For context, for three straight years they’ve recruited high performing teachers who’ve placed in the top 20% and each time they’ve fallen to the bottom of the city once in that school. Those same teachers then leave and go back to succeeding at other campuses. It drives me up the wall that they get to keep doing this, have terrible school conditions, sabotage employees, fail the students, and everyone pays a
I graduated last year, but I had knee surgery shortly after, so I ended up having about a 9 month break after graduating. My senior practicum was also in a low acuity unit, and I just got a job on an acute medicine unit. I’m only 3 days into orientation, and it feels SO different from any of my clinical experiences. Honestly, I feel absolutely stupid sometimes. I think the 9 month break has made it even harder because I feel like I’ve forgotten so much. I’m scared all the time. Every time there’s a skill I’ve never done before, I instantly panic. I’m so afraid of doing something wrong. I know I’m capable of doing the skills, and I usually can do them, but I constantly feel like I’m missing something or doing something incorrectly. I stop and triple check everything I’m doing because I’m so scared of making a mistake. I just don’t know when everything is going to start coming together and feeling more natural. Right now, I’m honestly dreading every shift, and I’m especially anxious abou
This is year 10 for me, and I don't want to do this anymore. Its not even the fact that we don't get paid well, or the kids. But the fact that this is supposed to be a career, but its not even a respected one. Like the general public does not respect teachers or the profession. I just can't see myself staying in a career where its not respected. submitted by /u/Visible_Attitude7693 [link] [comments]
Our leadership is awful, our community does not care about education, yet because our school has a putrid reputation I remain stuck here for one more year. Interviewing for admin roles was fruitless yet again for the third straight year, and it seems I have a better chance of winning the lottery than seeing a social studies opening in my part of the country. Don't get me wrong, I will still do what I can for my students in the classroom, I care about my kids. I just don't care about administrator initiatives, bogus PD, and the moronic insistance that having purpose statements will somehow create engagement. This is the first year in my career where I am dreading returning. It's not the kids, it's all the adults that are nightmares to work with. As Peter Gibbons put it in Office Space "It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care. submitted by /u/B4B4BlueJ4y [link] [comments]
I am not sure what I am looking for.....advice, encouragement, camaraderie, commiseration? I just am over life. I am so blah about absolutely everything. The only thing that is great is my marriage but everything else seems pointless. I am an ICU nurse and I am just exhausted. I have been doing this for 15 years and I just don't have anything left. I feel empty and just blah all of the time. I hate going to work like cry before I come in these last couple of weeks. I work nights, I am bored and under stimulated. I just feel there is not point to anything. I wanted to go to law school for the longest time but that seems pointless given the current climate of well everything really. I want a family but feel guilty given the current state of the world. Finances seem stupid and made up i.e credit score wtf. I just feel like wallowing every day in a void of nothingness and all I want to do is be asleep so I am not awake. I see a psychiatrist once a week, I am on a plethora of meds. How do I
First time mom and trying to figure out how to navigate childcare with a nursing schedule. Does anyone have any ideas or tip or tricks?? Or what worked for them? Thank you :) My husband works 9-5 M-F. submitted by /u/frenchieluvr1 [link] [comments]
Please name one other profession that requires staff to prepare magnificent decorations on walls if it's not their actual job. submitted by /u/holysmokrs [link] [comments]
Had an entire family test pos for flu A today. WTF it's August. This does not bode well for 2026/2027 flu season. Get that shot baby! submitted by /u/bwhaturlike [link] [comments]
I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this after graduating/reaching a huge life goal. For the past few years, my life was basically nursing school, clinicals, studying, graduating, and then studying for the NCLEX. Literally 3 weeks ago I was stressed out studying for my NCLEX, and now I’ve passed, I’m officially an RN, and I’m about to start my first nursing job. I thought I would feel AMAZING once I finally got here. And I am proud of myself, but instead I’ve been feeling weirdly empty, bored, emotional, and super nostalgic. It feels like my life went from constantly having something I needed to accomplish to suddenly… nothing. 😭 My friends are still in my life, but everyone is busy with work/school/their own lives, so I have a lot of time alone right now. I haven’t started my new job yet either, so I’m basically in this awkward transition period. Lately I keep thinking about old periods of my life and missing them, even periods that I KNOW were stressful when I was actually l
Im a nurse with just over a year of experience going into the ICU, I always felt like the shifts I enjoyed the most were the ones where I had to deal with patients who needed more attention because they weren’t doing well or had significant changes to their status. I enjoyed being able to step out of that task-oriented mindset to deducing whether my patient could be decompensating, so I decided to try for an ICU position and was thankfully accepted. It will be for an ICU covering cardiac patients. As such, I am wondering what I should expect as I transition to a new role? Like, I am wondering how the workflow would be different, whether the learning curve is just as bad as going from new grad nurse to an experienced nurse, etc. I feel like being on med-surg has helped me anticipate interruptions to my workflow and how to budget my time effectively, but I do admit that I lean more towards task completion. I came from a medical floor that didn’t have any particular specialty (e.g., cardi
Not a nurse, but a CNA working towards a nursing degree. I worked a specific type of shift at my hospital a month ago. I will say, I had built a very good reputation for myself across the hospital (700+ bed hospital). The shift that I was working entailed covering breaks for 1:1 sitters, helping floors that were short staffed, basically helping wherever possible. I always offered to help and did way more than was expected of me. I was looking up the patients that I was going to be sitting with throughout my shift and was reported by a nurse that I didn’t even know. She stated I was looking at charts that I had no reason to access, which was not true. I also helped out in the ED by printing stickers for patients, getting the visit number for tele, vitals, finding out diet orders, etc. Since I had been reported, they pulled my Epic access reports and it looked “suspicious” to compliance because I opened charts in multiple different departments. My management explained the role of that sp
Like I get I don’t know what I’m doing. But I have no idea what I’m doing. submitted by /u/flimsybread1007 [link] [comments]
2nd year teacher. 11/21 students in my 3rd grade class have an IEP. While the other 3rd grade classes hardly have any (MAYBE 1-2 in each other class). Why would my class be so concentrated w sped? I’m genuinely concerned about my ability to implement all the accommodations and keep up with all the documentation. Not to mention all the meetings. Oh, and 8 of these students will be leaving my room daily for 45min (my block is 120min) for special services. Is this even doable? Should I chat w my principal? submitted by /u/Classic-Mood-2905 [link] [comments]
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I’m 36+3 and I have four shifts left until I go on leave. Thank god because I get dumber by the day. My oopsies have been nothing harmful, just silly. I’m sure this hospitalist is wondering what bridge my unit found me under 🫠 I also have carpal tunnel that’s making me drop all the alcohol preps and dead end caps. Please tell me I’m not the only nurse that turned into a freaking idiot thanks to baby brain 😭 submitted by /u/Heliblonde_ [link] [comments]
Ok, not today's peeve, but last week's peeve. My hospital does not allow RNs to do anything about our patients' toenails. Not file, not clip, doesn't matter if you're wound care, diabetic educator, no toenails. Only providers are allowed to do anything with toenails. I had a patient week before last, whose toenails had grown TWO INCHES (that's five centimetres) beyond the ends of their toes. And of course, this wasn't straight out the end of the toe, they were deformed to the side where they were scraping the other toes. And I wasn't allowed, by hospital policy, to do a damn thing about it. All I could do was notify the provider about the situation, and that hospital policy restricted me from addressing it. And the hospitalists refer the patients to outpatient podiatry, who have a 3 month wait time around here. It's infuriating. submitted by /u/Gwywnnydd [link] [comments]
I work at a major hospital and am transferring units due to a horrible toxic work environment. My coworkers are fake bullies who pretend to be your friend then talk shit behind your back. One of the ladies is essentially the ring leader and always is talking shit about someone. Everyone there is afraid to stand up to her. I just discovered I’m her current target after she made a post on social media complaining about me. I only have 3 more shifts before I transfer but the amount of stress it is causing me to even think about working those shifts is unreal. I really want to call in sick my last shift but I’m worried that will hinder my transfer. Has anyone been “sick” right before they transferred departments? submitted by /u/Honey_Beez_Knees [link] [comments]
The title says it all. Just had our PD days and they were really driving home the responsibility of the teachers to follow up on absences. Now I get it when there is an unusual situation, but I am continually baffled as to why this is my job, especially when we have an attendance secretary! I guess everything defaults onto the classroom teacher, but this makes my blood boil. submitted by /u/Shot-Advertising-748 [link] [comments]
I’m not talking about the super elaborate ones with a bunch of different rules, just something simple that you’ve found actually works. submitted by /u/Porkbunburpz [link] [comments]
After a year as a new grad looking for a job in SoCal, I finally landed a job in the ED. Just thinking ahead, what doors does ED experience open up in the future just wondering. Ty. submitted by /u/OGViRAL [link] [comments]
Monday is the first day of school. After preschool week, I feel burned out already. My patience is gone with administration who had nothing ready, custodians who are still waxing the floors because they didn't do shit all summer, and teachers using ChatGPT to create everything! The amount of adults who don't do their job has me really upset. I am usually excited to start but something feels different this year. submitted by /u/loveyourlife19 [link] [comments]
Hi everyone! I finished my first year teaching in the spring and unfortunately got laid off. I LOVED the kids and my coworkers and it really was unfortunate. However, the situation I find myself in now is even more unfortunate. I just can't get hired. Not even an interview. I have three certification areas and went to an elite college (not that it really matters but could make me more desirable) and have excellent letters of recommendation. Time is running out and I can't even get a long term sub job. What am I supposed to do?? Advice or just commiseration would be great :( Edit: I am also bilingual and have worked only in urban settings submitted by /u/ReasonTime800 [link] [comments]
So... here we are. I have realized after my in-service week that more things will be expected of us because we can "just use ChatGPT". I hate that phrase. I have an unnatural anger that bubbles inside when a colleague (especially an administrator) tells me to "plug it into ChatGPT". 🤬 submitted by /u/helpme7500 [link] [comments]
So I am starting my 1st year in elementary at a school that only allows jeans on Fridays. My business casual closet is slim to none. So far, I have gotten a few pants on Halara, but not nearly enough, and kids come back Tuesday. Particularly shoes are a problem. I hate when my feet muffin top out of heels/loafers with open tops. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!! submitted by /u/Cautious-Ring6573 [link] [comments]
This job rips. I worked hard to get here and I’m so grateful to be where I am. I get mangled so frequently it’s insane, and my inexperience hangs out and it feels like I’ve ripped my pants in front of every childhood crush I’ve ever had. I’m surrounded be people who I value and admire. They teach me and I try to retain; I do retain; then I lose some in time like condensation on a cold glass of water. Insensible fluid loss. Knowledge and stimulus overload. Yesterday I encountered an instance with a patient where my inexperience felt so glaring that I asked myself “what’s the fuck am I doing here?” In the end, I got through and as far as I know my patient remained stable until transfer to higher level of care. Now I’m putting my scrubs back on. Trying to dust yesterday off my shoulders. Trying to be a clear slate. I’m probably going to get challenged again tonight. I repeat the faint consolation that it couldn’t be harder than last night. A whistle in the dark because I know it’s just a
Home health nurse here. I am so sick of the hypocrisy of family members who neglect their “loved ones,” yet abhor the thought of placing them in nursing homes because they’ve “heard nothing but bad things” about them. I have to bite my tongue from telling them, bitch, I’ve seen nursing homes, but I’ve never seen neglect like what you’re doing here. submitted by /u/Harmonica2025 [link] [comments]
If you’re struggling to find a teaching job after college, don’t overlook CTE I keep seeing posts from new teachers who graduated, got licensed, and are now struggling to find a position in their subject area. I wanted to throw out an alternative that I honestly didn’t know much about until I got into it myself: CTE (Career and Technical Education). CTE classes are the career-focused courses offered in middle and high schools. Depending on the school, that can include culinary arts, automotive, construction, agriculture, health sciences, business, marketing, computer science, engineering, media, cosmetology, hospitality, and a ton of other pathways. I teach Culinary Arts at a public high school in Hawaii. I switched to teaching after 15 years in the culinary industry. I was able to get hired without a degree based on my experience. I’m considered an emergency hire but I have 5 years to get certified so I’m back taking online classes to get a CTE teaching license. I also didn’t have to
I'm baffled. It took me an entire day to comprehend this. Yesterday we had an actually useful training about behaviors (although we didn't have enough time to cover challenging behaviors... augh) and we were discussing diversity being displayed in photographs and materials we use. Specifically one method of taking real pictures of your classroom for your daily schedule. This trainer specifically noticed one picture of snack time was all white children and teachers sitting down for snack time in one of the classrooms she worked in. She decided to, and I quote use Gen AI "to make the children look more diverse" I audibly gagged at that ngl. You put children's faces into a computer to make them diverse? What the actual fuck... I don't care if the picture was like 20 years old, take a new one or get shutter shock images for your daily schedule. Or, make the displays and take pictures without children in it? Like... 😭 I have no hope. submitted by /u/SnooWaffles413 [link] [comments]
Getting ready for new year, and the new IEP/504 documents are being funneled out. Teaching 6th Grade and the from-Elementary plans are atrocious…. 50% of the kids on plans in an area where the demographics would indicate that it would be significantly less than national average. (Wealthy, rural, primarily traditional homes) The plans themselves are ridiculous. Have elementary admin surrendered to being treated like daycare centers? From above, it seems like they’re making significant academic concessions for any parent who asks. If we are going to harp on literacy rates, I’d like a look at the rates that exclude data from students that are exempted from any level of academic challenge/rigor. It’s disheartening. 10 students on plans, 50 minutes, no para or coteacher. Feels like a recipe for me to be accused of being out of compliance. submitted by /u/BiteThese8993 [link] [comments]
So many of you saw my post about being the cranky old hag in my PD. What is the best advice you can impart to teachers going into their first few years of teaching. Get out now is not an acceptable response, although I do tell anyone who is thinking about going into education that it's no longer a path to the middle class, at least in the south. submitted by /u/moonman_incoming [link] [comments]
Title is my question. I've learned that successful teachers are typically unliked among kids ironically. "Uggg, I hate that class!" Yet the teacher has climbed the pay scale and the kids learn a lot in it. Kids want freedom, but need boundaries. I sometimes wonder if they'll be happy with freedom inside of those boundaries. submitted by /u/JimCap5 [link] [comments]
Hi everyone. I’m 11 weeks pregnant and starting school on Monday. Admin already knows but I’m scared to tell families. Last year I left on maternity leave in October and here I am pregnant again! It was planned and my husband and I are very happy. In my school, we teach two grade levels in a classroom. I teach 4th and 5th. My 4th graders cycle through to 5th grade with me. Therefore, I keep half my group for two years. Can you see the potential issue here? My now 5th graders will have had a teacher on leave 2 years in a row and I’m terrified that the parents will freak out. Last year, parents were trying to pull their kids out of my class because they were so scared of an interim sub. This year, I’m due 2/25/27, which means I have 7 months to teach critical material and when I leave, it’ll basically be testing season and they’ll just be refining their skills. How long would you wait if you were in my position. submitted by /u/GravelandSmoke [link] [comments]
This job is bullshit. Why is it they want all this data tracking, want you to move the heavens, but don't give you enough planning to even f_cking look at the data? Why do teachers not have more planning periods for all of this stuff? submitted by /u/CartoonistCrafty950 [link] [comments]
I work at a school where teachers aren’t allowed to use the copy machine. We have to fill out a form and give it to a designated person before a certain time to receive it for the next day. We are told to plan ahead. Does anyone else have this rule at their school? submitted by /u/ERCRTCMAMA [link] [comments]
Is it just me or are people kinda... entitled? And ungrateful? Stupid? I know I would feel grateful if someone was caring for my parent, child, or loved one and relieving me of the responsibility. (Coming from a special needs mom). In other times or countries, the responsibility falls on the family to take care of their sick/disabled ones. I wonder if that ever occurs to some people...? Like if they dont like how we are, they could take them home and do it themselves? Or they could have to be doing it themselves and wow its kinda cool they dont have to? We empathize with them, they dont seem to empathize with us. That shit gets old. Unpopular opinion- I know youre feeling guilt/anxiety/sadness/anger, but stop projecting that onto me and get your shit together... and maybe try being grateful and appreciative that you have the help many others dont have. submitted by /u/Desperate_Box_7442 [link] [comments]
iykyk For those curious this is a telemetry strip of a 74yo man who became pacemaker-dependent after a mini-AVR + SCAR operation. 3rd degree AV-block without escape rhythm when not paced, who regained own rhythm at the start of my shift submitted by /u/GetTheDefib [link] [comments]
So as the title says my paycheck was declined For a little backstory, I had initially attempted to start per diem at this SNF however due to training schedule conflicts, I wasn’t able to complete orientation and I never received a paycheck, but I let it go- didn’t think much of it since I was employed FT elsewhere. Fast-forward to a month ago when I was able to start a part-time position with them, I had mentioned the previous paycheck not being received and they said they would look into it. I’ve just finished all my entire orientation and was supposed to be paid on Thursday. Imagine my surprise and I went to go cash my check on Friday and the mobile deposit wouldn’t work. I figured it was probably just a problem with the size of the check so this morning I took it to the bank. I attempted to cash it through the ATM and was told to check was invalid. I have contacted HR. I’m extremely upset. They owe me over $2500. The taxes have already been taken out, but no money has hit my account
I'm a nurse in a hospital. A few days ago I was called down to HR. I thought it would be about going over the new position I just accepted. They told me my name had come up in a group of names as they are investigating drug diversion. They asked me to take a urine test which I completely agreed to. They told me I'm not the only one being tested as well. The next day they called me to schedule a time next week to come talk to them. This will all take place 5 days after the urine test. I have zero issue with a urine screen, and maticiously check at the end of my shift all narcotics are wasted or returned.i cant think of a thing that it could be unless they're just checking everyone who had access to the pyxis that day. Anyone been through something like this? submitted by /u/GrapefruitOne3344 [link] [comments]
I’m over it. It’s bad enough you give me last minute kids to add to my roster the Friday before the FIRST day of school, hold a meet the teacher for several hours, but then you have us do a tik tok style dance number and post it on social media to show how much “fun” school is… I dunno about the rest of you but I’m over the viral stuff. I just want to do my job and go home. My RBF Is on fire 🔥 submitted by /u/olusienka [link] [comments]
I’ll go 1st: a rusty razor blade and two boxes of overhead projector markers. submitted by /u/alan_mendelsohn2022 [link] [comments]
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This is my first post, ever. I’m a registered nurse working case management (M-F, 9-5) at my hospital that I’ve been at for 3 years and as of recently I picked up a second job, which is social media. My social media has rapidly grown over these past few months, income including. I recently was reached out by my dream brand and they invited me for a two day campaign photo shoot (absolutely insane). They would accommodate for my travel costs and for me being there. As soon as I was told this news, I immediately went to request PTO. I had a feeling my boss was going to deny me, which she did. I know she doesn’t like me, and I have absolutely no idea why. Anyway, besides the point, my question is, do I call out regardless and attend this photoshoot and deal with the repercussions when I get back? I’m at a loss. I love my job, but if I miss this opportunity I feel like I will regret it for the rest of my life. submitted by /u/OddClock1012 [link] [comments]
I got my class roster and I have 21 students with no wait list (Charter)!!!! Last year was my first year teaching and it was so hard, I had 26 students, 6 of them high needs with IEPs. My classroom is tiny so this size will be perfect! I know I might be jinxing myself but as the flare states, my mantra is “it’s going to be a great year!” submitted by /u/frckbassem_5730 [link] [comments]
Just a reminder that your classroom can just be boring the first couple years. To make it look extremely nice cost money and sometimes schools don't pay for it and that is okay. Plus the more you take to build the room slowly the more you learn what works and what doesn't. submitted by /u/ArtBroad7069 [link] [comments]
My per diem job decided they no longer need me. I was there for 5-6 years and always got all my joy and ‘warm fuzzies’ there. I feel sad and know it’s totally irrational, but alas sigh . submitted by /u/hibbylibbyz [link] [comments]
I am a new teacher and am really excited to begin the new year. I like my group of teachers. They have been very helpful with providing decor, advice, and words of encouragement. I really, really, appreciate that. That is what I need right now, especially since I just got my badge Monday and Tuesday is our first day of school. However, I hate how into AI they are. We had to do a syllabus last minute for our Meet-the-Teacher event. My peer gave me a syllabus and it was AI. I don't even agree with all the classroom materials on that syllabus. We started working on lesson plans and activities. ChatGPT might as well have been another teacher in our planning. I offered to help and they asked me to ask Chat to make an activity and gave me suggestion prompts to use. I did not use Chat and looked online and found a post about an activity from 2019 and suggested that instead. That idea then was then entered into Chat by my cohort. I really appreciate how nice they are to me, but I do not want t
Hi! I’m a nursing student at an Australian university and I’m thinking about bleaching my hair to a very light colour. Would it be viewed negatively, especially during clinical placements? Or is hair colour generally not a big deal as long as I keep it neat and professional? Would love to hear from other nursing students or nurses in Australia :) submitted by /u/P_otato_ [link] [comments]
I am so over schools that don't force teachers to "clean out" the room. If you are leaving you should be REQUIRED to remove every staple, every boarder, every piece of non school issued furniture UNLESS you've spoken to the person who will take over. I want to put my time and energy towards the instruction. I love teaching and I love students. If I wanted a job climbing ladders and removing staples and moving heavy furniture in the heat I would have chosen a different profession. [and yes I could leave it, but then I won't be able to create my clutter free flexible learning environment] submitted by /u/lovelystarbuckslover [link] [comments]