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.
"Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state's education board Friday, widening conservative efforts to bring more Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by Republicans, approved the list of over critics who argued the titles lacked diversity and blurs the separation of church and state." Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for public school students - CBS Texas submitted by /u/summerbreeze2027 [link] [comments]
Teachers who have summers off… What are the downsides? Currently I work at a school that is year-round and never closes for weather let alone summer break or spring break. Do you love your summers off? What do you do? submitted by /u/NegotiationInformal4 [link] [comments]
I’ve been told that covid changed education and kids. I don’t know how true that is but what I do know is I started college in 2019 as an elementary education major and now feel incapable of teaching anything under 6th grade. I sometimes feel like a professional hand holder. When I was in middle school, I was responsible for keeping track of my assignments and grades, I had weeks to months long independent projects that I completed, and school was a lot more like it is on TV (you know, “today’s assignment is _.“ students complete the assignment. the end.) But in reality, in my 6th grade classroom, I am reading out loud to the kids, because they can’t read. I am completing half the work for them with sentence starters and walk through because they can’t write. I’m spending less the half the time teaching because more than half the time is spent managing behavior. Going up to 20 kids each one by one “okay, write your name right here“ (pointing at paper). They can’t do anything independen
Another thing is that she almost guilt trips me to do things off hours after I request time off. It’s really obvious and I think that’a funny. Idc if I get paid for more documentation, that’s 2 hours off my life for not that much extra money. Why do I feel bad for saying no to being ordered around when there’s at least 3 other nurses seeing said patient during the week? Edit : Thank you for putting my mind at ease gang! I’ve been dwelling about this since Tuesday. submitted by /u/princess_commie [link] [comments]
Last day of the school year here and I am thinking about next year - I would like to start a handwriting club since it has kind of fallen out of the curriculum here in my part of Canada. I would also like to improve my handwriting! I'm stuck on a few things... like what would it even look like? Some ideas: - handwriting worksheets (maybe even compare handwriting between languages) - perfect your signature/autograph - fancy pen time (sensory experience with different writing utensils from gel pens to maybe even a fountain pen if I can get some PAC funding) - poster pals (design posters/play with typography for various clubs). I also need a catchy name. Any other ideas/has anyone done a handwriting club? Thanks! submitted by /u/_Poffertje_ [link] [comments]
My job requires us to call out sick at least 2 hrs before our shift starts and I called 3.5 hours before to let them know. And I was then told that I essentially have to come in unless I find my own coverage. I feel so weird about this but lmk if this is standard. For reference I’m a nurse for about 7 months now at my first job working at a psych hospital where my ratio last night was 15 patients and I had an orientée to train, mind you I got off orientation with no support and training was extremely subpar. Speaking up does nothing. Yea…. I don’t know what I’m still doing here either. submitted by /u/UrbanRealism [link] [comments]
Currently a New Grad RN dealing with a situation where I made a safety report at work and have gotten some blow back from management directly related to my decision to report this situation. Feeling really discouraged after initially feeling like I was doing the right/hard thing, only to be gaslit and borderline intimidated by mgmt. Has anyone experienced something like this? submitted by /u/Gaialuna222 [link] [comments]
this is really stressing me out. I do pediatric private duty nursing on the side. The dad of the client I work for keeps giving me hugs whenever he sees me or is leaving the room. The hugs have started to become more lingering ones and last night he put his hand on my mid back while I was literally changing the babies diaper :/// I still can feel it. The dad never hugs me when his wife is around. I know should’ve set boundaries from the beginning no touching/hugging :((( but could this be innocent? I think maybe it’s because he from a different cultural background and being touchy is okay?? I used to love working there now it’s making me really anxious, scared he gonna try something else :(( he’s way older submitted by /u/mucjiso [link] [comments]
I started off by subbing for a few years and then I got my teaching credential. I got my first job 5 hours away at a high school. The principal and assistant principal both quit a few months into the school year. Half of my department was also new. The kids behavior was off the hook...nothing I've ever experienced before. They... just would not listen to me. I ended up being non-renewed which I was going to not renew my contract anyways. I chose to resign. I went back to subbing for a year afterwards, now when I apply for jobs I haven't had a single interview. I've applied to 20 different jobs, and edjoin shows the district viewed the application but no one has asked to interview me. I am out of jobs to apply to in a 2 hour radius. I am kind of wondering if that one year stint made my resume a red flag going from being a 1st year teacher back to subbing. If I don't get a job this hiring season, I would consider myself being forced out of the field. There is no way I can support myself
I've been seriously thinking about becoming a teacher and would love some honest perspectives from people actually doing the job. I'm 32 and currently make about $100k/year in a low cost-of-living area. On paper, it's a great job, but I've realized I value time with my family and a schedule that aligns with my kids much more than maximizing my income. I have three young children, and it feels like I'm missing some of the best years of their lives because of a rigid 9-5 with very little time off. My wife has a great career and earns about $120k, so we could realistically absorb a pay cut if it meant a better quality of life. I've always enjoyed being around kids, and I genuinely think I'd enjoy teaching. The schedule, summers, holidays, and the opportunity to have a meaningful impact all appeal to me. That said, when I read online, it seems like many teachers are burned out and trying to leave the profession. Is that because Reddit naturally attracts people who need to vent, or is that
I’ve been observing something for a while: geography teachers tend to have a reputation for being the most easygoing and approachable teachers in high school. While other departments might be more intense or strict, the geography department often feels like a safe harbor. Do you agree with this observation? Is there something about studying the earth, cultures, and global systems that shapes this kind of personality? Would love to hear your thoughts! submitted by /u/Financial-Fudge1015 [link] [comments]
If I knew it wasn’t so competitive, I’d love to have been a perfumer or a sommelier. Or own/operate a small cat cafe and help adopt out some kitties. Other alternative: stay-at-home person (I am not a wife and have no children). What about you all? submitted by /u/user73628497 [link] [comments]
Tagging as humor so we can all just laugh in good fun at the end of the school year. But since my post asking about which admin buzzwords are most irritating to you was such a hit, I thought I would come back with a sequel! This time it’s: What is the most ridiculous and unnecessary admin job/job title you’ve seen in your district or elsewhere? As in, you look at their job and wonder, “WTF does this person do all day? And do we even need them? Did the superintendent create this job to hire friends?” I’ll go first. My district (which is RIFing teachers left and right) has two “assistant directors of curriculum and instruction” making $165k a year in addition to our main “director of curriculum and instruction.” They all also had administrative assistants who made more than several teachers in the building. I could not tell you what these people do all day, since most of what was in their job description was offloaded onto teachers for stipend positions. Also for reference, we only have
I am a high school teacher, and our student population has grown so much that that I am one of two of us do not have our own classrooms. I have a cart that works well enough, and I travel. The teachers who have their own classrooms have plan time while I am teaching in the room. Teachers leave the room and find someplace else to work. There is one teacher that stays in her classroom while I am teaching. We get along fine. She does not interrupt my class, engage or disrupt my students. She puts earbuds in. Sometimes I can see her trying to cover her ears or block her view of me in front of class as if she is struggling to concentrate. I don’t feel like I can turn off the lights for two minutes because I will be bothering her. I feel awkward when this happens. Once in a while I feel judged by a comment she makes over my lessons, but I have talked myself into getting over it. What is the common practice for this? Is she being inconsiderate? Any ideas how to approach this? submitted by /u/
Here are some of the quotes from residents today: Are you still doing okay in the heat honey? Take it easy kiddo! My son brought cherries from the market, take a break and have some :) Can you grab me a soda? And take one for yourself too! My daughter brought ice cream for everyone! And of course: 6. Can you grab me a blanket? Im cold 🤣 submitted by /u/keiko17 [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for 10 years but remember feeling scared about mistakes when I was new. When you first start out, you don’t have a lot of context to be able to categorize how severe a mistake is. Using humor and poking fun is one thing but for fucks sake what’s with all the superiority complexesssssuhhh submitted by /u/Typhoid__Beaver [link] [comments]
Did anyone see this? About the woman who was caught taking teacher certification tests for others in Florida? Am I the only one that thinks that the teachers who paid her should be more in trouble than the woman taking the tests? Or at least in as much trouble.. submitted by /u/td663 [link] [comments]
College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.
I've finished my fourth year of teaching and realized that we generally allow disruptive and aggressive students to destroy the education of everyone else in the room. When did this start? Why do we allow this to happen? At what point do we allow schools broader authority to expel students who don't want to be there and actively disrupt the classroom. Every year, there is a student or two who is doesn't want to be there. It's frustrating for me and them. I try in the beginning, but around April or May I give up and just let them play games in the corner so they are quiet. Honestly, I'm getting more jaded about even trying. I know I'm supposed to try with every student, but after months of trying, I just quit. It's less effort and less stress. I know I'm not a saint. Why do we care so much about expulsions? I understand some of the history around expulsions. However, at some point we have to change the rules to accommodate the current situation. Some kids can't be in the classroom with
Hey guys, I have been visiting this sub for a few months and I've noticed a pattern every time someone posts a tool they built for teachers, the "Iconic comment" is "AI slop." Every time someone shares a classroom tech idea, teachers pile on with negativity. But where is that same energy when Canvas got hacked twice by the same group, exposing 275 million users across 8,800+ institutions including private messages between students and teachers? The entry point was a free tier account with zero proper security. They initially ignored the ransom demand, got hacked again and then quietly paid up. That's corporate negligence on a massive scale. Crickets. Yes I get it that teachers are exhausted and their districts make terrible tech decisions like buying bloated or hyped platforms with zero teacher input, then mandating everyone use them. That frustration is real and valid but the anger is being aimed at the wrong people. An indie developer posting a free classroom tool didn't lock you int
I have spent a long time in L&D, most recently as a CLO, before that in learning roles at a few large organisations. I wanted to share something with this group. We put real effort into hiring the right people. Then performance is still a problem, and the usual reaction is to blame the people or throw more training at it. I am less and less convinced that is where the issue sits. In most places I have worked, the talent was already in the building. What was missing was the conditions for them to perform: the time to practice, the manager actually involved, work designed so they could do the job well. I keep landing on the gap between knowing and doing. We are good at handing people content. We are not nearly as good at building the conditions where they get to apply it and improve. To be upfront, the reason this is on my mind is I am doing a webinar on it at the end of the month with Laura Overton, who has spent around 20 years researching what good performing L&D teams do differently.
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I'm starting this school year as a Behavior Specialist after working for the past 5 years as a Behavior Tech in the school system. Before this role, I spent my days in classrooms directly supporting students, so I've seen firsthand what many teachers are dealing with. I've watched teachers get hit, bitten, spit on, have their classrooms evacuated, and still be expected to teach everyone else. In many of those situations, I honestly felt the teacher was doing everything they reasonably could. Now I'm moving into a role where I'll be consulting with teachers, and I'm struggling with something. I worry about being "that BS behavior specialist" who comes into a classroom, points out everything the teacher is doing wrong, and hands them a list of strategies that don't match the reality they're facing. :( Don't get me wrong, I think behavior strategies, classroom management, and proactive supports absolutely have their place. They can make a big difference in many situations. But I've also w
They come from low income crime related areas. I want real world effective techniques. submitted by /u/ElArteDePararte [link] [comments]
I completed my first Field Experience as a student teacher (I think some universities call it a stage) and I've noticed that there are some skills that I find myself needing to develop that haven't really been talked about in my classes. This includes, but is not limited to: Reading/Writing upside down (To help kids with math 1 on 1 at their desks) Using a smart board and just generally writing large but neatly. Creating a visual guide for my lecture while simultaneously lecturing that is easy to follow and aids comprehension instead of creating confusion. Admittedly even my uni math professors are awful at this, and I suspect math teachers that are good at this have experience with the specific topics at hand. Not so much a skill but just how much new teachers need to practice their lectures and lessons. I'm wondering what other skills you - and my future self for that matter - need to teach in your style as a seasoned teacher. I don't mean the obvious ones like patience, comprehensio
The school says I need to be there a week before school starts, what do teachers do that week before school? Thanks! submitted by /u/NewMirror828 [link] [comments]
So I verbally accepted my first teaching job… and now I want to back out. I thought I was interviewing to teach a traditional class but it turned out to be an inclusion class with like 50% SPED students, plus a good number of ELLs and a coteacher who splits her time between 3-4 rooms. Title I school. So kinda a pressure cooker of a first job for a newbie. I just got excited to even have a job offer and woke up the next day like what did I do?! It was a verbal yes that’s supposed to not be binding until I see the contract but HR immediately made a big deal about sending an email to the principal so I felt like I had to send an email back saying I was looking forward to it before reading the contract. It says I’m basically locked in for more than a year at that school so I haven’t signed yet and am kinda dragging my feet. The HR rep has been trying to pressure me to sign ASAP but I’m supposed to have a couple weeks to sign. Is it career suicide to go back and tell the principal and HR no
Hey everyone! The copy machine is down. We called Susan, and she said it won't be fixed until next week. Anyway, since it's Friday... What were some challenges that you faced recently? Anything that irked you? Maybe a co-worker is getting on your nerve? Class caught on fire because little Billy shoved a crayon into your pencil sharpener? Share all the vents and stories below! submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]
we are both nurses at a hospital she works one side and I work the other. She is temporarily taking over someones position because they went to LOA. Anyways, I don't mind helping people. she looks like shes ready to give birth but thats until the end of August. Sometimes she has me do her wound dressings because she cannot bend her back. I have to go to her patients rooms who are infected because its deemed a risk to her and her baby. If there is a transfer the PCA's can't do themselves, she cannot assist them as it is deemed heavy lifting so she calls me. Any cancerous drugs, she has me administer them. long story short, I don't mind helping them, but isn't this the companies fault, I mean what so she gets a pass, she doesn't have to foot the bill and risk her life but I have too, while we both still get paid the same. submitted by /u/DribbleKing97_ [link] [comments]
There are so many things that can go wrong on report cards. Just wondering about the experience of others. Wrong name? Incorrect mark? Fail someone by accident? submitted by /u/Apprehensive_Fail871 [link] [comments]
I'm a new hire, teaching upper elementary next year. While working with that age is nothing new, setting up a classroom is. I have no idea what I'm teaching - because it hasn't been decided whether the team will be departmentalized this year or not. So it could be a little of everything, or it could be single subject. I don't know my classroom layout for sure, although I think I remember which side of the room the computer cables and things are from some sub jobs previously. I don't know if they have a spare desk or if I should be finding one this summer (nor do I know where I can keep it in my small house until I can move it in). I don't know when I'm have access to my classroom - will I have enough time to set things up between meetings and in-service and before open house night? Do I want to keep supplies in my desk or on it? Use my cubbies as a mailbox or to hold student supplies? Do I need a theme or is a general vibe/mood ok for decor? Have rules posted or have them help create t
Hey teachers! I am a longtime veteran (looking youthful as ever, of course) starting at a new school and district soon. What would be your kind morsels of advice to ensure a great entry/landing, mainly with adults? I look forward to hearing your suggestions!!! TIA! submitted by /u/Swimming-Leek8012 [link] [comments]
I absolutely love, love, love being off in the summer. 100% what I live for. submitted by /u/South-Lab-3991 [link] [comments]
Would you drive 40 min a day one way for $240 less a year but Admin that is better and less micromanaging and attitude about things or would you work 10 min from your house and stay where you know you are micromanaged and you are going to catch a lot of attitude form assistant AP all year? edited to clarify drive time submitted by /u/Any_Illustrator_2403 [link] [comments]
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If your school had an anthem, what would it be? Mine would be Crazy Train. submitted by /u/Joeybish [link] [comments]
25M, on mobile. I’m curious on track to get my degree and license in the state of Florida. But honestly… I feel so defeated to the point where I’m straight up second guessing everything. I was supposed to do my second internship at my current job (private school). My school let me know last minute that I couldn’t do my internship there and I can’t afford to do an unpaid internship, so this is pushing me back from graduation by a whole year. Coupled with me not landing any teaching spots at my job and possibly just being a teacher’s assistant. Even if I managed to graduate and finish .. teaching in FL is just a nightmare to me at the moment. I hate how the curriculum is being introduced to the students, the awful pay is really setting in. And even though people are eager to see me in the classroom, the journey had been anything but joyful, or even supportive. I try to hold my own in hopes because people time and time again say how needed I am in the classroom. But I think I just want to
I think that either MOST if not all elderly people should be DNR. Why are we shattering these elderly bones?? Like maybe code status should change automatically to DNR at a certain age, and if you want to, then you can change it back to full code. Like what is the mortality rate of CPR on an 80 year old? 85? 90? submitted by /u/su9arfiend [link] [comments]
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Hi, I’m interested in getting a Masters in Curriculum and Education. I was looking at some online colleges and was considering WGU. Has anyone gotten their masters from WGU and how was it? I am also open to recommendations for other colleges that do online for masters in education. Thank you!! submitted by /u/aycre [link] [comments]
Here’s the thing. I’m an ELA teacher but a rarity: I also coach. Which means kids (mostly boys) love to talk to me about sports. Hockey, football, and UFC (up until recently) were my favorites. I’m not clutching my pearls on that. I teach high school and had to learn to either ignore or not freak out over stuff I used to do at their age (party, smoke, bet with friends, etc.), but I guess we were smart enough not to tell our teachers. But over the last few years, I noticed that many boys would make betting jokes. And this past school year, any question or comment about the latest boxing fight or football game was met with “yo Schadenfruedian, who’s in your parlay?” Sports gambling has become more and more virulent, and I no longer feel I can connect with some of these kids due to them making it inappropriate. It’s sad, because I would always manage to connect with even my most “I hate reading” kids, not via the subject but by at least talking about sports. It sucks. But I’m not going to
Introduction: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can produce realistic clinical scenarios on demand and deliver immediate, individualized feedback, yet its use to teach ethical reasoning, rather than to address the ethics of AI itself, remains underexplored in interprofessional healthcare education. Aim: This pilot study examined how interprofessional healthcare students perceived an AI-enhanced, case-based platform designed to support ethical decision-making across physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and audiology. Methods: Students enrolled in an interprofessional education course completed an online module of 20 instructor-vetted, AI-generated ethics cases and an optional post-activity survey of Likert-scale and open-ended items. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively and qualitative responses were analyzed through content analysis. Results: Ten students responded. Within this small sample, perceptions of platform utility and usability were
SAMHSA is seeking public comment to inform the development, implementation, and oversight of an independent accreditation system for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion (CCBHC-E) grant recipients. SAMHSA intends to establish a process for evaluating and approving accrediting bodies, transition certain CCBHC-E grant recipients to independent accreditation, develop a federal oversight framework, and provide technical assistance to states, providers, and accrediting organizations. Input received through this request for information will help SAMHSA design an accreditation system that promotes quality, reduces administrative burden, and supports consistent national standards.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on time and extent applications for nonprescription drug products.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the foam or gel chemical sterilant/high level disinfectant into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the foam or gel chemical sterilant/high level disinfectant. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the prognostic test for development or progression of preeclampsia into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the prognostic test for development or progression of preeclampsia. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the computerized behavioral therapy device for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the computerized behavioral therapy device for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the SARS-CoV-2 serology test into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the SARS- CoV-2 serology test. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.