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I spend my weekdays alone a lot, and while the peace and quiet is nice, I find that I get almost depressed because of my boredom and isolation. Sure, I’ve got my dog, and my husband when he comes home. I’ve got some little hobbies—but not things I can fill hours with day in and day out. My friends all work. My few teacher friends live far from me & are usually busy with their kids or camp or travel. Plus the weather has absolutely sucked in the northeast this year and I’m especially grumpy because of that. It’s keeping me indoors too much. So I’m just curious… does anyone else struggle to fill their time? (I realize a lot of this is a me problem that has simple solutions, but I’d like to hear from others about what you do). submitted by /u/lmg080293 [link] [comments]
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So we had a beginning-of-year professional development with our new campus department head for ELA. She told us we are doing a campus-wide SHIFT from fiction reading to focus on nonfiction because “all the research shows that nonfiction is better than fiction, because fiction is just for fun and nonfiction is where you learn things.” I asked her “….better how?…” And her response was “it’s just better! I’m working on my doctorate and I’ll share the research with you.” Of course, she didn’t share the research, and I’m not going to push because I don’t want bad blood with someone who is essentially my new manager and I’m trying to have an easy year, but I basically had a stroke when she said it and I’m here so you can all doctor me back into health with some reasons you know that reading fiction is beneficial to kids. submitted by /u/cocovacado [link] [comments]
Hey All! I really need to vent. I mentioned here before I’m a state certified teach with a masters degree. I’m in Florida and we recently had budget cuts. I was one of those cut. But teachers kept DO NOT have certifications and are not nearly as qualified as I am. These are all rhetorical but why was I cut? What did I do wrong? Was I just not liked or didn’t have the “connections” others had. Apparently my spot was posted after they dropped me. Before you ask no I wasn’t “fired” because to my knowledge I did nothing wrong. I really do feel like I was dropped due to being too “expensive” or because I didn’t have the “connections” others had. I know doing this won’t help me but it’s taking everything in me to not send a message to those who still have their jobs despite not having qualifications. Nothing nasty, just with rhetorical questions wondering why I am the one who put in the work to get to where I am yet I’m the one who needs to worry about if I can pay bills or not. Basically th
I required FMLA last year for a medical reason. Yes, it is linked to my disability this is not an ongoing issue, it was circumstances that came up in my life that I needed to step back and address before my health took a turn for the worse. A coworker impressed upon me that I need to make sure I don’t say it’s me. It’s for a family member otherwise they can retaliate. As long as we do this, we are basically throwing any disabled teachers under the bus. It is gross the preachiness about inclusion and understanding and telling disabled adults they can pound sand. submitted by /u/Last_Hunt_7022 [link] [comments]
It jammed. Just like it always does. But you weren’t there to fix it. I was. So I had to fix your mess. Your project is still printing. I’m waiting for my five little pages. It’s been 20 minutes. I hate you. We are grown adults. Both of us have advanced degrees. We are responsible for other people’s children. However, you can’t be bothered to stick with your print job until it’s done. Grow up and take ownership of your own crap. submitted by /u/redheaddebate [link] [comments]
I (32F, no kids) am starting nursing school in Ontario this September (4 year BscN). Currently I’m waitressing 4-5 nights a week. How much did you work during your first year of nursing, while still getting decent grades? Are there any other things to consider? How many hours a week did you have to study? Obviously during clinical I may have to take time off completely from work. Thank you! submitted by /u/blondeAmazon876 [link] [comments]
Checking in for thoughts on the situation... Just met a student who will be joining my class on Monday, and their father was with them. Turns out he's a highly respected local tattoo artist. We exchanged Instagram accounts. I have been wanting to get more ink, and this feels like a great connection, but I also want to avoid the appearance of preferential treatment. Based on what I can gather, the student is very motivated by my subject area, and should do just fine in the course without any special treatment. Would it be unethical of me to get tattoos from the student's father? Would it be best to wait until next semester (after the child is no longer enrolled in my course) before getting tattoos from him? Just curious to see. I can understand a variety of approaches being reasonable here. submitted by /u/SubBass49Tees [link] [comments]
So for context, I teach taekwondo. I know this sub is mainly for actual teachers but I feel like this issue has been universal over every form of teaching. But, over the last like 8ish years of teaching, we've seen a sharp decline in student behavior and just basic skills and knowledge. Our school teaches 4 year olds and up. We keep them all divided by rank and age. So, 4-6 year olds are in our junior program, 7-11 are in our kids program and 12+ are in our teen and adult program. We also specialize in dealing with kids with ADHD and autism. Most of the instructor team, including me, have some learning disability like ADHD so it's easier for us to relate to the kids and help them. Another bit of info I need to give is that from 2020 to early 2022, we were kind of closed off as a school since Covid was still a major issue and we're in a full contact sport. So we kind of waited until the last minute to fully reopen and go back to in person classes. In the last 3 years, we've had dozens o
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So a few months ago when I worked in the hospital I had an elderly patient and his daughter, her husband and kids were apparently a ‘barefoot family’ so they never wore shoes. They would walk all around the hospital with no shoes even tho I told them there was regularly feces on the floor not to mention all the germs and god knows what. But they would refuse to wear them. I remember walking behind them once and could see their feet were so dirty. They would even walk from their house with no shoes on along sideawalks and roads with no shoes then trot all of that around the hospital. Anyway I’m in a new job and the daughter came in today for an appointment. Not with me but I saw her and she still had no shoes on. But we are in a very deprived area and when I’m walking in to work the entire area is filled with dirty needles, used condoms, vomit. I’m actaully scared for her at this point Surely it’s just not right to be walking all this filth in to a medical centre? Is there no rules abou
So our admin gets really pushy with us doing school based slides. This year it’s really slop - due to admin turnover. But it dawned on me: teachers don’t get IEP data until ~2 weeks in. Services start day 1. So if we teach content, we’re out of compliance. If we teach individual teacher based content. We’re out of compliance. But if we do a bunch of kumbaya for ~2 weeks that’s school based, they can claim content wasn’t taught and we’re in compliance. Kinda like how stores stock while open to save in FTE. Of course on the surface it looks inclusive and we’re getting kids back into the swing, but right now they’re figuring out caseloads and where their students are. All because the district doesn’t want to pay sped to come in a week early. submitted by /u/ICUP01 [link] [comments]
hello everyone! As this school year begins, I am faced with a dilemma that I truly thought would never be an issue but it has become quite the issue quickly, prayer. I’m a teacher in Idaho where they passed a new law that a moment of silence must be taken either at the begging or end of the school day. I live with a heavy LDS community, where my students are either in the community or rebelling against the community. That also means I have parents on both sides who are rather upset by this rule or love it, which to me, is fine! What my concern is that a parent wants myself and others make sure everyone is taking this new law seriously, but honestly I don’t care. I just want my students to be respectful to all beliefs in the world, and to not just be a bunch of buttheads. Fellow teachers, do you happen to know wording I can use to let all parents know I am in The gray area of this issue? Thank you! submitted by /u/Travelingteacher7 [link] [comments]
“Every child needs a champion” Rita Pierson Ted talk. It’s a good video but not year after year. No matter what school you go to the admin insists on playing it. Seen it at least 10 times. Enough already! submitted by /u/cejacksonttu [link] [comments]
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I work in a SNF and I’m a PT employee. I also started there in Feb. I’m fresh out of school- this is my first nursing job. Haven’t taken a vacation in years between school/mom life etc. so me and my husband book a 7 day vacation end of October. I went in to request off and scheduling tells me I’m not entitled to a vacation. I told them I could still work my shifts the same week of vacation (going away W-W), do doubles etc. still no. HR tells me I’d have to see if I have any PTO, use it and then find my own coverage. Or not go on the vacation. Said they just lost 6 nurses this week and they can’t tell me what my schedule will look like 3 months from now. I really wanted to just say i won’t be there regardless but instead I said ok and politely thanked him for the information. I’m just regretting even saying anything. I should’ve just played sick. Your short staffing is not my problem. Side note/ I realize I’m lacking in seniority and have not been there a year but when I’m asked to work
My school requires that we receive a TB test every summer and submit it to Verified Credentials to attend clinical’s. They like it to be within 12 months of the last TB test. I received my TB test on 7/8/26 and assumed I’d be within the 12 month window because I had gotten one 7/8/25. I got an email from the lady who oversees our Verified Credentials documents stating that I needed to get a new note from my doctor because it didn’t have the doctor’s office name on the note. I reached out to my doctor’s office & the nurse said there was issues with them documenting the TB test, so I’d have to come back in & get another one. As frustrating as it was (I live 2 hours away from home… where my doctor’s office is) I agreed & got my TB test on July 29th of this year & submitted it. The entire time this was happening, I was in contact with the lady from my school. Despite it being past the 12 months at this point, she said she’d approve it for me. Well… she emailed me yesterday morning asking m
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Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.
Amid the rise of AI, researchers found that employers still value skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork among prospective and new employees.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/06/lincoln-county-students-face-25-fine-for-violations-of-new-smart-device-policy/ No smart phones, smart watches, or other smart personal devices connected to the internet allowed on campus. Students can leave them in their vehicle or turn them in to a locked box in the main office before school starts. A $25 fine will be assessed the student after the third offense. Burner devices are considered an offense. Money collected will be given to the district's student council fund. My question is what happens when parents refuse to pay the fine? submitted by /u/Katesouthwest [link] [comments]
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I paint murals for a living, mostly big outdoor walls, and I got pulled into a project doing artwork for a pediatric unit and now a couple hallways in a larger hospital. The people coordinating it kept talking about patient outcomes and staff wellbeing, but honestly I wanted to hear it from the people actually working those floors every single day Does it register at all when you're three hours into a brutal shift and walking past something on the wall, or does it just become invisible background noise after week one? I genuinely don't know, and I find myself thinking about it a lot while I'm sketching concepts The pediatric stuff feels obvious. You want color and characters, something that pulls kids out of their heads for a second. But the adult units and the staff corridors, I'm less sure what actually lands versus what just looks good in a hospital committee presentation. There's also the question of what nurses actually want to see. Not admin, not patients, but the people doing tw
Hi guys I started nursing school about 8 months ago and realized I don't have a group of friend or a best friend like everyone else. I found out someone else had been feeling the same way and I ask the person if we could be friends and this is where I think I messed up so I had seen this person was upset after class for a few months so I asked if they wanted to talk they said yes we talked after understanding that we were feeling the same way I asked if this person would like to be friends and I was told yes. So I had decided about 3 weeks before the conversation I would get this person something small to pick them up. So a few days after our conversation I brought this person a gift I wasn't told thank you, it kinda seemed like this person was intentionally trying to avoid me we had been texting and I told this person I hope they liked the gift and I still haven't a reply it's been almost 18 hrs. I just wish this was easier I did think my classmate would do this since they had been fe
Looking for some honest takes on where video learning is heading. I’m working on an engine where the core idea is simulative video learning . Basically, you input what you're trying to learn, and it generates a video simulation tailored to that concept- allowing you to visually see how variables change, how systems interact, or how complex ideas play out in real time. Do you guys think simulative video is actually the logical next step for learning, or do people just prefer standard video/text explanations? Would love to know if this is a real pain point or if current tools are good enough. submitted by /u/Sunshine_foryou [link] [comments]
I started recently in the SICU and we use medical leeches pretty often. Once the little guys do their job and detach we just dunk them in alcohol. I feel so bad for them. Like I spent just spent 20 minutes bonding with them as I dangled them over a patient begging for them to latch. submitted by /u/Camurai_ [link] [comments]
Hi, as the title states, i’m looking for any tips/tricks and suggestions for an incoming nursing student. I’m honestly really excited to be starting and already have my clinical placements. However, I’m worried that I’m not as prepared as I should be. I just spent my sophomore year stressed out by A&P I & II and I know nursing school is not going to be any better. I’ve somewhat prepared myself mentally, but I am a little worried I’m not as prepared academically. submitted by /u/House-Plantx [link] [comments]
My non-profit hospice agency was bought out by a for profit PEG owned company last May. Today they demoted our manager, 15 seconds before they layed off the entire after hours team on the same call. I'm disgusted. I'm shocked. We had 2 shifts of after hours nurses, swing shift and noc shift. Not anymore... Technically they offered us all a position, for a huge pay cut and way more hours. The offered position is salary and requires 105 hours per pay period, 15 hour shifts for 7 days in a row. The offered salary is $119k. When we calculated it out we would be making $20/hr less so obviously we are all quitting. I feel so bad for my manager, being demoted in front of the entire team. She is an LPN and they only want RN managers, which makes no sense for this fiscally motivated greed monger. Do I get unemployment? Do I slam them on GlassDoor? I'm so angry. submitted by /u/Dear_Excitement_5109 [link] [comments]
I had to do the bullshit PD for my curriculum today. They had us sit with folks throughout the district who taught the same subject. Okay, fine, whatever. Except we've got a new curriculum coordinator who is trying to show why she earned the job. Y'all. I'm the old, crotchety, fuck them kids, fuck this all encompassing bullshit expensive curriculum that sucks. And fuck you for making me sit through this nonsense. At one point the new guru mentioned a tiktok video she saw last night that really got the students engaged. I muttered 'shoot me" to myself, and a less than 5 year teacher laughed. Fair. All of these whippersnappers were playing the game, acting like they wanted a dang gold star for unpaid labor. A brand new first year, excited af teacher who LOVED the SUBJECT, was sitting next to me. I had to walk away because I realized I'm the cancer, the toxic old hag who should've retired already. Like, I literally told excited girl that I'm gonna hang out with another table because I don
Hi! I recently took the comprehensive predictor and passed (thank god!!!). After passing it I got a message saying I had to complete an assessment because one of my categories was below 65%. Has anyone else experienced this? submitted by /u/Budget-Beginning-917 [link] [comments]
I started out at $33/hr as a new grad. Xray pays their new grads $27/hr CT pays $33/hr MRI pays $36/hr Sono/Nuc Med pays $39/hr It’s just insane to think about. Makes me think I went into the wrong field No hate towards my radiology friends. You all do great jobs submitted by /u/_adrenocorticotropic [link] [comments]
It’s not the job, it’s me. Even if behaviour were perfect and the workload so small as to be negligible, the job would still only be tolerable rather than something I enjoyed. I’ve tried to convince myself that I like the job, making consistent and considerable effort for it and even going above and beyond at certain periods of my career. But I’ve been lying to myself. The reality is that I find the work BORING. Interacting with large groups of people is draining, and I have zero interest in kids. Subject knowledge is a waste of brain space, as I have my own intellectual pursuits. It corrodes my soul. I am looking to phase myself out of the job, as I can’t leave just yet due to financial obligations. Shout out to those who feel the same. submitted by /u/Sino_explorer [link] [comments]
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]
I graduated college in 2024 and originally planned to teach after graduation. That didn’t go as planned, so I worked at my local library for a year and just finished a year long internship. Throughout that time, my goal was to still move into teaching, but there aren’t many ELA positions available in my area. I applied to the ones I could this summer, but didn’t hear back, didn’t get the job, or it wasn’t the right fit. A few weeks ago, I started to accept that teaching might not happen and began pivoting toward other youth focused jobs. Then, unexpectedly, a school reached out about interviewing for an ELA position that would start about a week before the school year begins. I’m excited because teaching is something I really want to do, but I’m also feeling very stressed about the timing. I would be a first year teacher, and after being out of a traditional classroom setting for a while, I’m worried about feeling prepared. Is it normal for schools to hire this close to the start of th
Do people realise that in a private hospital there are rarely doctors onsite particularly overnight and that the ratio of your nurse means she may be looking after 16 patients? In a public hospital there are always doctors onsite particularly overnight site and the overnight ratio is 1:8? Private hospitals suck!!! submitted by /u/RatioAppropriate1568 [link] [comments]
Each year my school district has teachers from all over our district come together in a sports complex. Everyone wears their school shirts to show their school spirit 🙄. It’s a waste of my time. Convocation is always the same. We sit through hours of speeches from people in leadership telling us how amazing we are, how appreciated we are, and how this is going to be “the best year yet.” Meanwhile, public education seems to get harder every year—not because of the kids, but because of the decisions made by the adults at the top. Teachers are expected to be professionals, yet we’re often treated like we can’t be trusted to do our jobs. If we make a small mistake, we’re reprimanded almost immediately. But when people higher up make poor decisions or don’t follow the same expectations they set for us, it often feels like nothing happens. Then, after spending all that time telling us how valuable we are, we’re asked to give money to the district foundation to help students??? 🤨 I already sp
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When I was trying to get pregnant (secretly) my mother in law told me that once I have the baby, going back to work will “feel like a vacation” in comparison to being home with a baby. My brother in law said the same thing. They agreed that working is way easier than being home with a baby. Now, she used to work as a secretary in a quiet lawyer’s office. He works in a corporate bank setting. I’m in a building with 2000 feral teenagers. I don’t have a quiet desk job where I can sip my coffee, answer the phone, hop on Zoom meetings, and have daily meetings with other adults. We KNOW what teaching is like. I’m pregnant with my first FINALLY after three losses, fertility treatments, and watching everyone get pregnant effortlessly around me within my two years of trying. I begged, pleaded, and cried a river of tears over how badly I wanted this little baby. I am SO excited and so ready for motherhood. I’m sorry, but I can’t imagine that working OUR JOB and all that it entails is a “vacation
I have been married to a teacher for over 20 years, and I’m hoping to hear from teachers I know teaching is emotionally demanding. My spouse gives so much to students every day that by the time they get home, they’re often completely drained. Many evenings they’re so exhausted that there’s no conversation. Then the next day starts all over again, and before I know it, the entire week has passed and sometimes 2 weeks without much of a conversation. I have tried to encourage debriefing but my spouse doesn’t like sharing anything that happened in their day. After much communication my spouse has said it’s because their day has too many questions already it’s impossible to unwind or debrief. What I’m struggling with is that, after years of trying to be the one who carries the emotional load at home, I’m exhausted too. It can feel lonely. This isn’t meant to criticize teachers. I have so much respect for what you do, and I know most of you wish you had more energy for your families. I guess
I got a new admission in the last 30 minutes of my shift and he is a doctor. Anyways, he got a foley placed in surgery and they messed it up somehow in the OR. I got in report from the PACU that they had to put in a new one and he was having pinkish/tea-colored urine. When he got to the floor, it was kinda pink with a tinge of blood. Forward 15-30 minutes later, I was giving report to the night shift RN and it was dark red. The resident was already aware of the pink urine and was worried about the foley, but he told me that the patient doesn’t know what happened and that he doesn’t need to know. I was already about to give handoff so I didn’t say anything to the patient about the color bc I didn’t feel like it was my situation to explain to the patient, but I’m wondering about the ethics of this. He didn’t even know he had a foley when me and the resident went to go see his foley right before shift change and he was like “I have a foley? I don’t even feel it”. Also, he will probably be
Link to original post at the bottom. I was placed on Paid Admin Leave on April 24 pending an investigation into unprofessional conduct. The complaints came from the families of three sixth grade boys that frequently disrupt class (refuse to get into line, come in loud and do not go to their seats, tilting in chairs, hats on in class, talking loudly, wandering the classroom). I followed procedures by writing them up, contacting home and sending them to the office unlike my colleagues who stopped communicating home since it didn’t improve the students’ behavior. In my eyes, the complaints to the district were their retaliation for me contacting them about their children’s behavior. I was interviewed by the independent investigator on June 3. I received the investigative findings on July 27. I received my “Return to Work” on August 3. My only disciplinary consequence is a letter of reprimand in my file. Since I plan to retire from this job in 5-8 years this seems meaningless except as a s
Hi yall. Do yall see scrub caps a lot on the floor? I’m in a cardiac step down type floor and want to wear them since we see bedbugs/lice occasionally but just in general to prevent taking germs home to my kid as much as possible. Would that be something seen as weird or try hard? submitted by /u/CareBusy3339 [link] [comments]
I was lucky enough to get nearly 3 months off for summer break and I’m about to start back up again in 2 weeks. However, I am already having a panic attack about starting up again because I did not look at anything school related during my entire break. Now I feel like I’m already behind. Any advice on what to touch on before my second year starts? I told myself I was going to stay on top of things but I feel like I blinked and summer break is basically over. I’m seriously dreading going back cause I burnt myself out so bad last semester and nearly admitted myself to a mental institution. I only have to get through 2 more semesters to get my ADN but it literally feels impossible. Idk why I’m posting this tbh I just feel impending doom and I guess I just need reassurance that everything will be okay. submitted by /u/Signal_Aide9820 [link] [comments]
I woke up to an email that a patient I’m very close with and love dearly died last night. So today has been pretty much horrible and I haven’t been to work yet so I don’t really have anyone to talk to about it. submitted by /u/dogluvr_1 [link] [comments]
We start school back next week in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. At PD this week they told us that our district was instituting a hard cap of 120 minutes per day on Chromebooks. The problem is that all of our middle school (6-8) science curriculum is online. We have no physical textbooks or lab workbooks to give the students and as far as I know none have been ordered. I'm concerned because the reading and practice problems are currently only available through the online platform. I'm not sure how to bridge the gap between the materials being online and only having one box of paper to last until November to split between over 200 students. Also, our admin is very adamant that we can only use teaching materials from curriculum that the district has purchased. Has anyone else successfully navigated this problem? I don't know if we will get textbooks this year and I don't really have the resources to print out as much material as we would have accessed through the online platform. I'm glad t
Introduction: Postgraduate clinical training is crucial for developing professional competence, communication skills, and effective teamwork. Although resident physician selection is crucial, little is known about how Japanese residency programs select residents and whether selection practices are associated with difficulties during training. Methods: We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of residency programs participating in Japan's 2023 General Medicine In-Training Examination (GM-ITE). Program directors completed a questionnaire assessing selection methods, interview content, quality-assurance measures, and resident difficulties, defined as at least one postgraduate year 1 or 2 resident physician receiving disciplinary action or a severe warning. Free-text responses were coded using the Situation, Task, Action, and Result framework. Associations between selection methods and resident difficulties were examined using adjusted logistic regression models controlling for hos
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces five separate awards to fund Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Bangladesh; National Institute of Public Health, Cambodia; Institut Pasteur de Madagascar; National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa; L.Sakvarelidze National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Georgia. For Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Bangladesh, the award is for approximately $1,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For National Institute of Public Health, Cambodia, the award is for approximately $1,000,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa, the award is for approximately $1,000,000 in FFY 20
This NPRM proposes to rescind and replace the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Performance Standards), last revised in 2024. The proposed Performance Standards would significantly reduce Federal bureaucratic burden on programs; defer to State policies wherever possible; return substantial local control to Head Start agencies delivering the services and to parents as the primary caregivers and decision-makers for their children; reduce unnecessary duplication of Head Start regulations with Federal statute and other regulations; and emphasize the critical role of health, nutrition, and physical exercise for young children.
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.