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.
And before I get anyone saying, “wElL yOu sHoUlDn’t hAvE tRiEd tO iNtErvENE”… I didn’t. I just happened to be standing in the exact spot that the student decided to flip out and lunge at the other student. Which happened in all of about 5 seconds, and no prior warning it was going this direction. I got my head smashed into a wall and knocked to the ground. When we called for security, nobody came. Other students ended up separating them. It’s day 3 of the school year y’all. I was already burnt out and wanting to quit before this happened with the way this school year is going. Now I def don’t want to go back. To make matters worse? I’ve been called into a meeting tomorrow with admin about it. If there’s even a hint of blame on my end for this, I’m going to turn in my keys right then and there. Regardless, this is looking like my last year in education. submitted by /u/sageeatsworld [link] [comments]
I’ve been teaching for two decades and have seen all sorts of different initiatives., but have never seen a big improvement. There have been small successes where a teacher or a small group go all in and it leads to better outcomes for students, but these things weren’t replicable or sustainable. The improvement was very localized, the teacher burned themselves out, etc. Have you ever witnessed an initiative, reform, or change resulting in long-term, widespread improvement across an entire school or district? What was it? submitted by /u/OtherSideOfKnowhere [link] [comments]
Recently our executive team and new CNO has decided to use our ED as a ICU. They've decided to take outside hospital ICU/IMCU transfers and board them in the ED. They have told us that ER nurses will be expected to take these transfers from outside hospitals and provide care for them and continue to take an ED patient load. One patient has passed already due to minimal appropriate staffing and monitoring. I'm tired, boss submitted by /u/Keurigthecoffeemaker [link] [comments]
Freaked out about this. Said ChatGPT said it wasn’t sanitary or sterile. Now she’s contacting the cdc about it 🤦🏻♀️ submitted by /u/Conscious_Passage479 [link] [comments]
why do some people become teachers if they can’t handle kids with a needs? The other teacher in my grade is beyond ill prepared to teach any student with behavior or educational needs. She can’t handle discipline, hates teaching unions, and thinks that Number sense isn’t worth her time to teach. Now I have to take in extra responsibilities because she can’t keep her students in line. She looses them during the day, she’s late to every recess duty, and lets them lie to her. Allegedly, she was a teacher for 10+ years in another state and got her degree at an ivy league (Ioves to throw that at me when I try and help) but doesn’t know how to create a classroom culture?? That’s all. submitted by /u/Hot-Arugula3746 [link] [comments]
Papers - scientific/medical or an unexpected fields! Anthropology, historical, etc! Books - non-fiction, fiction, poetry, etc submitted by /u/shatana [link] [comments]
Hey everyone 👋 So I just found out im pregnant 🥳! I was wondering, How long did you wait till telling your admin? How long till you told your students and parents? How did you tell them? Info: 1st grade teacher in VA, USA 5 weeks along. submitted by /u/Plumpenginz [link] [comments]
The way people, including NURSES, speak about female nurses is honestly infuriating. I hear it all the time irl, I see it on instagram, tiktok and on here. Especially when compared to male nurses. Do people not realise how misogynistic they are being when saying male nurses are so much better because they’re sooo unbothered, chill, laid back, unlike their female counterparts that won’t shut the hell up during report! Do y’all realise it sounds exactly like when people say they’d rather be friends with men because women are so much drama? I have received and given report to both female and male coworkers who wants to discuss every lab drawn in the past decade, and I’ve given and received reports from female and male coworkers who doesn’t even have a pen with them. Some of yall are too grown to be doing the whole “murse” shtick. Rant over. submitted by /u/thinima [link] [comments]
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I never bring it with me, I was rushing & didn’t realize I had it until I entered a pt’s home. Normally I’d just put it in my bag but my pt has a 4 yr old brother & I was worried he’d find it. So I stupidly kept it in my scrubs. I know, dumb. Anyway, pt’s mom leaves for the day & im warming up my lunch when I bent over to grab my water it fell out. I quickly grabbed it, but I guess the 14 yr old brother saw it. He told his mom & she switched moods instantly. She said I can’t vape in their house, I tried explaining my side, that I would never do that but regardless she was pissed. She said she can’t have her kids exposed to it. That I’m a “great nurse” but that crossed a line. I apologized. Said it wouldn’t happen again. I’m just worried she’ll tell my employer I was vaping around her kids when I wasn’t. Truly it was a mistake. I’m on my way home hyperventilating, sobbing. Can they fire me for this? I’ve never been written up before or late. I bust my ass and take cases nobody wants. (N
I work in urgent mental health care in the community, and I heard the saddest patient story of my career. I'm pretty resilient, and can usually handle hearing the wildest, traumatic shit, but this was the sort of story that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I was doing my best to keep it together, but in the end I cried in front of my patient and had to step out for a breather. How do you think it would it make you feel if a mental health worker cried for you? I reflected on what happened and remembered a time when a nurse cried for me in A&E, and it was the most validating moment in my patient journey - I've never forgotten her and it meant so much to me that she cared so much. I'm just hoping my patient felt the same way... submitted by /u/_yessica_haircut_ [link] [comments]
Has anyone witnessed something like this? A teacher worked as a special education teacher. Then decides to leave it for classroom teaching but for the same school. They accepted the contract as a classroom teacher but a week before school was forced back into special education because they couldnt find a replacement for the role they left. The contract that was signed was for classroom teacher. They were basically told sped or resign. The problem is we are in an area where neighboring districts won't pick you up after a certain date because of an agreement if you already signed a contract. So youd basically have to drive 2 hours to another district. submitted by /u/ProfessionalSea7153 [link] [comments]
A colleague and I are taking over sunshine committee, mainly to do some fun things around the building to boost morale. There’s been so many silly and fun social media trends (harmless ones!) that we’d love to try to get people on board with. So far we have the ideas of snack/soda carts for faculty meetings, scavenger hunts around the building. What are some other easy/not expensive activities has your building done? submitted by /u/Away_Simple_1942 [link] [comments]
I have always been the “chill, nice, fun teacher” because I was relatable, relatively relaxed, but still held students accountable. However, I’m at a new district this year and was called “strict” today because I got on some students about getting out of their seats and yelling when we ended class 3 minutes early. I’m sorry that asking you to do 2 pretty standard things makes me strict. I’m not going to have people yelling in my room nor am I going to have a room full of 30 middle schoolers out of their seats for 3 minutes doing TikTok dances and spilling their Stanley’s all over my tile floor. Sorry for being the “strict” teacher. *sigh* submitted by /u/labrume [link] [comments]
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I was having a discussion with my mother, who works as a special education teacher’s aide. I’m an English teacher, and we return to school after Labor Day. During our conversation, she said that students should attend school year-round because they lose so much knowledge over the summer and that two months is simply too long. So, teachers, I have a question: Would you stay in this profession—or would you have stayed, if you’re already retired—if we didn’t have summers off? My mother is retiring this Friday, so naturally, I rolled my eyes. Of course you think we should have year-round school now that you’re getting out! 😂 submitted by /u/OlliexAngel [link] [comments]
I have proximity, I call out positive examples, I have a strong tone, I get on eye level, I stand up tall like an authority, I make connections one on one during independent work when there's time, I explain routines step by step and have them repeat back to me, we model routines, I use kid friendly language, I model that making mistakes is OK and trying again is good, I don't make it about "I like" or "I want," I move their seat, I hold their hand, I call them out by name or tap their shoulder, i use visual reminders, I make them try it again, I make them practice before the expectation, I tell them I've contacted their parents, I use a loud voice, I use a quiet voice, I use choral callbacks like one two eyes on you or ago ame or a chime. Nothing is working and I just left work crying. One stops talking then the other starts swinging his water bottle. Our kid with ADHD starts absconding. One is dancing and showing another kid. Kid with ADHD is now trying to hug me desperately. Another
So for context I am a senior nursing student and just want to learn more about what a nurse is supposed to do in situations like this because I have never seen it before. I was at clinical and this man comes in with young children to visit their mom. She is a multiple limb amputee and very sick with what I assume is a systemic infection, and he just left the kids there and went home, which is neglectful. We made sure the kiddos had snacks/drinks and stayed put because their mom was in no condition to be doing mom stuff at that moment. It was really shocking to see and very upsetting/enraging. Is the burden on the nurse to make contact with CPS or are you supposed to delegate that task, or what are the steps to handle this? I am just wondering because the hospital is not a daycare by any means but I was told by others on the unit that is actually not uncommon. submitted by /u/Maize-Opening [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for 8 years, majority in the operating room, so I am absolutely trash at inserting IVs. It’s been almost 6 years since the last time I even attempted one. I think the longer it’s been, the more I’ve built up my fear about trying and being bad at it. I’m a people pleaser by nature, and it’s hard to like the nurse who has stabbed you in the arm five times lol. That being said - I’m starting to really crave a career change within nursing that is a little more patient focused than the OR. I miss connecting with my patients. I think I would do well as a pre-op nurse given I have a lot of knowledge about what goes on in the OR. There’s also several hydration clinics near my house that are hiring and I’d love to have an option for extra cash. But my IV fear is holding me back!! 😭 Has anyone been in this position? Is there a class you can take where the stakes are lower than on the job training? Any advice appreciated! submitted by /u/typeBbride [link] [comments]
That's it. That's the post. Tell me I'm doing the right thing. Also, I propose we add a "support" or "just seeking support" tag for posts. submitted by /u/Butthole_Surfer_GI [link] [comments]
To bring a little levity to the start of the year, what is your most uncomfortable thing you had to explain to a student. Mine was a 16 year old boy, I am his mother’s age. I know he was trying to process but was going about it in a wildly inappropriate way. I was teaching a 11th grade trades math class. The student and his two friends came in laughing and started sharing what he saw with the other students in the class. He essentially told the entire class that he went to the bathroom this morning at home and a dildo (?) was attached to the wall. He lives alone with his mom. He was telling anyone who would listen. I had to pull him aside and explain why that is private information, he needed to respect his mother’s privacy. I wrestled with calling home, ultimately chose not to. It was too difficult a conversation to have with the mom. submitted by /u/AlarmedFishing693 [link] [comments]
Are nurses allowed to be on methadone therapy for opiate addiction? Are they required to disclose that information to their employer? If you provide your prescription to the drug tester, will they mark the test as negative before it's given to your employer? Has anyone been on methadone and had trouble finding a job in nursing? Due to HIPAA, can you withhold that information? I haven't graduated yet, but I am having intense cravings to relapse (been clean 10+ years). I am considering going back to MAT before it happens, but I don't want to throw away my career. Please, no comments about how I should have chosen a different career path. I am afraid to inquire about this because I don't want to be labeled as an addict. Edit: I am inquiring about Michigan & Virginia submitted by /u/RealFactor9150 [link] [comments]
I'm writing this because I keep seeing posts in this sub about state-level policy stuff that doesn't actually land until it's your classroom problem, and 109 is about to become exactly that. A few things from the actual text of the measure that should matter to anyone working in a Colorado school: The bill gives the Commissioner of Education discretion over enforcement, but says nothing about how schools should comply. That means the implementation guidance is going to trickle down to district admins, who will hand it to athletic directors, who will hand it to coaches. Which means me. And you, if you're a coach or PE teacher or any educator who supervises athletics. The text doesn't define how sex is verified. I've been trying to imagine this in practice. Do I ask a kid for their birth certificate before they can suit up for a game? Do I look at them and decide? Does the kid's parent need to provide documentation? The bill doesn't say. The Daily Camera op-ed on this raised the same que
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Our district just approved a 4 day school week starting next year. It will add about an hour the day Monday-Thursday to make up instruction time. I'm not exactly a huge fan of the idea, TBH. I think that extra hour a day is going to be very hard for the students, and thus also for teachers. Especially in elementary school. What are your thoughts? Any one have any experience with this? submitted by /u/PerspectiveOk4209 [link] [comments]
Today in my first hour class, we’re talking about Dolly Parton and her love of literacy. We were specifically talking about her free book program and how funding was cut to it. I must have forgotten I was in class with high school students because next thing I know, I’m saying it’s f*cking stupid they did that. 🤦♀️🤦♀️ I apologized profusely to the students, who thought it was hilarious. Overall we laughed it off and they said it’s now a core memory. submitted by /u/Ched-Floof [link] [comments]
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Let's get it out from the forefront. I'm a new grad RN with one month of experience working in the ICU. Before I was an LPN for almost four years, and enlisted military for six. Base rate I make $39.50 an hour, $2 differential for being critical care, and $4.90 differential when I work the weekends. After orientation, if I wanted to, I can pick up incentive shifts for an extra $13 differential, IF I wanted to.Take note, I only need the bare minimum for benefits because the VA handles my health care and I wanted to the tax benefits from investing in 401k and HSA, but annually I'll be bringing in roughly $77000 before disability, but without it, I get roughly $4500 a month. I take home roughly 73% of my gross monthly paycheck biweekly, off an associate's degree, and I'm single with no kids. My family's mostly lower middle class, low class. If you come from that background, you've heard it all before as soon as I got into my LPN-RN program, "Oh you gonna be making that big big money." The
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I always roll my eyes when I hear that. I’ve been in three different school district and I hear that at least once at a PD. School isn’t Disney World. Also, there’s no lesson engaging enough that can compete with a dopamine inducing iPad. I hate making admin. always out to be the bad guy, but they always come off that way. It’s not our fault some of these parents don’t want to bring their child(ren) to school for XYZ reason. You could do like Detroit’s doing and offer high schooler $100 a week for perfect attendance! submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
In case anyone out there is wondering what nurses have to deal with…..I had a patient with all manner of chronic lung issues recently who came to my hospital for shortness of breath. Her lungs sounded like a bowl of rice krispy cereal and she was coughing. Then refused her Covid/flu testing by telling me Covid wasn’t real and it was all because of Joe Biden. She didn’t believe in Covid so she knows she didn’t have it. Regardless of your stance on the pandemic, I think most of us who were nurses during that time can agree that Covid was a real illness and absolutely NOT a fabrication by the far left. I have also had patients who needed a blood transfusion tell me they don’t want the blood of anyone who has been vaccinated. Anyways happy Wednesday. submitted by /u/ERnurse2019 [link] [comments]
Hey all, I am a highschool teacher in California. My school specifically serves a population of students who failed or struggled so much in regular schools that they need to make up credits with us. I am an English teacher in my second year, and each quarter we rotate classes so I have gone through four cycles at this point with 4 class periods per cycle of setting expectations, building rapport, and balancing behavior issues with support and discipline. I’ve learned a LOT but none of my class periods have been as hard to handle as my second period this year in our first quarter. I teach a mix of juniors and seniors, and this class is my largest. Administration grouped all the low level readers into one class period because I was willing to work privately with a few low level readers last year and was really successful with them. I have several students who are friends with each other and have no problem ignoring me when I’m up front giving instruction. Proximity doesn’t help, stopping
As title says, I just need to vent because I was hired into a management position and I was transparent with my experience but they hired me into anyways. They said my attendance was an issue and removed me with no warning. All I got the entire time was praise. Then out of the blue they said my attendance was an issue. No talks, no write ups. No warnings. Nothing. When I made a complaint to corporate. I knew they were just there to protect themselves. But I wanted to try to protect my job because they didn’t want to fire me. Just remove me. Then the DON took information we talked about and used it against me. Accused me of being unreachable and unable to find. Had two bogus “witness” statements……… and I had no one in my corner to back me up. Just my word against theirs and I lost. The job was a blessing. It was a sure fire way for me to become debt free and take care of my family and manage my life for once on a trajectory that would have been so beneficial for my family as I’m the bre
Science Class. 9th Grade. Fundamental and derived units. Scientific prefixes. I love making analogies to computer data terminology. Byte ≈ gram. Kilobytes ≈ kilograms. Gigabytes ≈ gigagram, a.k.a. a metric ton. What's bigger than a Gigagram? a Teragram! Great! You all got it. Lets move on... One student raises his hand, "Mr. Chimay, what's bigger than a teragram?" "I'm not sure, we can sear--" "Yo' MAMA!" submitted by /u/chartreuse_chimay [link] [comments]
For some reason everyone in my hospital is terrified of being sued, worse than any other hospital I’ve worked at. So I have been just sitting on the thought of malpractice insurance and wanted insight and recs submitted by /u/carmelamacchiato [link] [comments]
i honestly had no idea what to expect. i was trained on epic at all the hospitals i had clinicals at. i’m honestly just baffled, but i better start learning fast because it already looks so confusing 😭💔 it could be worse though. it could be paper. submitted by /u/Exotic-Coconut-8573 [link] [comments]
For me, it’s that I rely _heavily_ on email for home communication. submitted by /u/Lillienpud [link] [comments]
Hi, everyone. Just coming here to rant. I’m not looking for tips/tricks. Just some commiseration with other people who may feel the same to make me feel less alone. We are literally only 3 weeks into school, and I’m already overwhelmed by the amount of behaviors, accommodations, paperwork, therapists, training, & parent rapport being dropped onto me. I have been teaching for 7 years, I have taught middle/elementary & pre-k. I currently teach at a private, accredited pre-k. My whole job, is literally to prepare my students to be functional when they go to kindergarten next year. But I honest to goodness have never taught young children so helpless, unimaginative, selfish, reckless, violent, entitled, & off their little rockers in my life. And frankly, the behaviors I am asked to “fix” are above my freaking pay grade. Why am I a gen ed teacher with high needs/high behavior children in my room? Especially the ones with diagnosis’s that when they go to school will require a para or a class
I was an office nurse in pediatrics for a year before going to work at a SNF due to my schedule demands. The facility has 3 units - rehab, transitional care, and LTC. I was originally hired on for rehab, but my training consisted of 5 days of rehab, then 3-4 days of TCU and LTC. They said this would allow me to be more comfortable floating to other units if the need arose Turns out towards the end of my training they don't even have a position available on rehab, and they told me instead I'd be on the LTC hall I hadn't trained on. They asked me if I was ready to be on my own on LTC. I voiced my concerns about me not feeling ready and expressing that I didn't have enough consistency in my training. Right when I was starting to get used to a unit, I would be thrown on another one to start with a new nurse. They gave me 2 days of "training" on the new hall where I worked by myself with another nurse sitting at the nursing station on standby for any questions I have. Well on my own, betwee
So I teach at a title I middle school and we host an after school program where us teachers that participate get to pick what kind of extras we teach (cooking, sewing, book club, scrapbooking, leadership, etc.) in 20-30 minute rotating sections for two hours. Even though I’m a math teacher, I offered to teach creative writing once a week. Well. In the questionnaire the students filled out asking what kind of things interest them, a LOT of students said anime. And I’m the only teacher that’s part of the program that knows anything about anime, so I offered to take on a day of that as a club. The only thing is. I have no idea what I’m going to have them do that I can make a lesson plan for each week. One teacher suggested we take the stories from our creative writing days and turn them into manga. Im also thinking we can talk about Japanese traditions and festivals and such that some anime show off. But I’m going to need something every week until the end of the school year and I really
This patient was 1/5 I had today. While 5 isn’t that many patient’s all of them were needy… this one especially. At 11 o’clock after I had already done her head to toe and her vitals she looks at me and says “My throat hurts and I’ve been telling everybody for the last few days and no one has done anything about it.” Now this is the first time she has said anything about it to me. I asked if she told the doctor when he did morning rounds. Which she did not. (As that would make sense) I explained that the NG tube she had was probably irritating her throat and would message the doctor about it. All was good until lunch… Her NG tube was clamped and her diet was advanced to Clear Liquids. She received a popsicle for lunch and then proceeded to ask me how she could eat that due to the NG tube that was in front of her mouth. I never had anyone ask me that before and had no response other than “Very carefully” she did not like that answer and made me go get her a fork and knife to cute up her
I’m teaching first grade and starting my first year after qualifying, and I need to know whether other teachers relate because I’m already losing my mind. I’ve spent hours this week cleaning mould off walls, removing spider webs from windows, cleaning boards, sorting the carpet, putting up bulletin boards and moving furniture that is so ridiculously heavy I’m surprised my first workplace injury isn’t just being flattened by a bookshelf. I’ve probably spent 250 dollars this week, on at times the most basic supplies like a stationary holder because the school clearly don’t view it as a necessity. I mean - what? And then there’s this weird unspoken expectation. Nobody is technically forcing you to buy cushions, rugs, seating, decorations and reading-corner stuff; but when everyone else does, suddenly you feel like you have to as well. I know setting up your classroom is part of the job, but surely cleaning mould, scrubbing walls and moving massive furniture isn’t? Where do you guys draw t
last year was my first year teaching. im at a title I k-8 school that offers high school algebra to 8th graders... if they qualify. I was the only 7th and 8th grade math teacher in the school last year. the year I started, there were 0 8th graders that had qualified for algebra the previous year. my 7th graders took the algebra readiness test at the end of last year. 6 of them qualified and are now taking high school algebra this year. my principal attributes this to those 6 students simply being gifted... but id like to think I had a hand in their success :) submitted by /u/stacker103 [link] [comments]
It's first period. The bell is about to ring. Some girls are talking about shipping in some anime. The conversation evolves into their description of what they would like in a guy. I'm here at my desk ready to tell them that this is the chemistry class with the breakers and pipettes, not the relationships. Before I do that, one girl says that her ideal guy can string a bow and shoot through 12 axes in one shot. There's just visible confusion from the other girls. The boys notice the silence and after a small explanation, one says, "Your ideal guy is Matt Damon?" Another says, "Your ideal guy is Nobody?" This first period class likes to run their mouths about stupid stuff like ice skating and poodles even when I'm talking about the chemical reactions they need to know for a test that they don't study for, but it's the occasional gems like this that get me through this class. submitted by /u/BlackOrre [link] [comments]
This happens, without fail, EVERY YEAR. If you're going to listen to the teachers and set them up, why does this happen? Why are you not putting some kind of flag saying "don't put x kid with y kid" so they can't take turns going to the counseling office and getting their gasoline being put with the other's spark? It's ridiculous! submitted by /u/smugfruitplate [link] [comments]
These two docs have impressed me so much and I wanted to do something small to show my appreciation for them. I am sending this letter to both of the attendings in our ICU. Fingers crossed that they get the recognition that they deserve!! (Names of people and facility blurred for privacy reasons) submitted by /u/whoreforhslot [link] [comments]
Hey everyone! I’m currently finishing up my final year of my BsN and seriously considering joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) once I graduate. I’m leaning toward the Air Force or Navy, but I’m very open to learning more about the different opportunities within the CAF, especially nursing. I’d love to hear about your experience as a military nurse, particularly about: - Lifestyle and work-life balance - Day-to-day work and work environment -Opportunities for travel, deployments, and career progression -Job satisfaction -What the transition from civilian nursing to military nursing is like -Any advice you’d give to a young guy considering this career path Please let me know about your honest experience about the Good/Bad/Ugly Thanks for the help guys! - All the best. submitted by /u/Plus_Competition1437 [link] [comments]
Teachers, with the start of the near year upon us, what are your go to methods to try to avoid catching an illness from the classroom? Do you even worry about it? submitted by /u/Sad_Enthusiasm_4033 [link] [comments]
Last night was my first day transitioning to the ICU. I was told to basically observe, absorb, and learn as much as I could. I was paired with a very experienced older Filipina nurse who clearly knows her stuff. She was extremely competent but she had ZERO patience for teaching and can be blunt and rude. When she heard she is being paired with me her eyes rolled and left the huddle room. I met her in the floor then she went “Grab your WOW because you will be hands-on and I dont like sharing computers” She would let me chart independently without really explaining what she expected, then call me out when I missed something At one point, she was lecturing me about missing some drain assessment details “Who oriented you before? Where did you practice nursing?” blah blah I finally had to tell her, “Please be patient with me. This is literally my first day.” Whenever I asked questions, she’d sometimes just say, “Check what I charted.” During rounds, she basically threw me into the fire: “Yo