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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.

Updated Jul 06, 2026 · 4 ideas · 4891 signals
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Signals

The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.

need Jul 11, 2026
r/Teachers

Board games for high school?

What are some board games your high schoolers like? We're at an advisory school where we have at-risk students, and we teach a lot of general "how to be a human" lessons in our homeroom class. We try to do board games once a week, and I'm looking for anything you think teens might find interesting. submitted by /u/Ok_Durian9154 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 11, 2026
r/Teachers

My teaching certificate is absolutely useless (Michigan) PLEASE HELP

Alright so who was gonna tell me graduating with a history education degree and obtaining my CC endorsement was an absolute waste of time? Cause clearly my university was not on top of that at all. I graduated in spring of 2024 and have been trying to land a full time teaching job ever since. Interview after interview, I am always met with a rejection email and the advice to go back to school and obtain my Social Studies (RX) endorsement. I have completed 4 long term sub jobs, (all in social studies classrooms) and have been provided with excellent letters of recommendation from each of those schools. I thought maybe that experience would help me find a full time position. Still no. So I finally decided to go back to school, take the 5 courses I need to obtain the social studies endorsement, and continue to look for positions. However I am running into MAJOR roadblocks trying to do this. Almost every university in the state of Michigan is no longer offering the RX endorsement and inste

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need Jul 11, 2026
r/nursing

A little breakroom shade for the nurse who still hasn’t taken their crockpot home from the potluck

submitted by /u/harmonicoasis [link] [comments]

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need Jul 11, 2026
r/Teachers

Has anyone ever asked students why they're acting this way?

Currently teaching summer school to middle school students, so these kids already tend to be on the more disruptive, lower performing side. I've never had to teach a class where ALL of the students have no paper, no pencils, trashing bathrooms, are distracted by phones/laptops, and in general have no respect for anyone at all. I know we're pretty quick to jump to assigning labels like bad parenting, mental health, and attention seeking to explain student misbehavior, but I just know in my heart that it's more nuanced than that. There has to be SOME train of thought going through these kids' heads when they decide to do what they do. It doesn't mean it was a good train of thought, but it's not like these kids are rolling D20s and consulting a table of misdeeds to make the choices that they make. I haven't been able to get anything other than blank stares out of my students, but surely there have been studies or surveys where kids answer what's going through their heads? Personal anecdot

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need Jul 11, 2026
r/nursing

Nails on a Chalkboard

What’s something that when you hear it, it’s like hearing nails on a chalkboard? Obviously, the code blue alarm is a big one, so something else not so obvious. It could be anything. For me, it’s when I hear a patient asking for something simple, like “Can you push my tray table closer to me?” or “Can you dial this number for me?” and the person that’s with the patient says, “Let me go get your nurse for you”.. I honestly can’t stand it when I hear someone say this, because 9 times out of 10, it’s something that doesn’t require a nursing license to do. I’m getting older too, and I’m becoming quite petty when this happens. I be sure to take the person back with me and show them step by step how to do the super hard task that they just HAD to get the nurse for. “Oh, here. Let me show you how to call EVS on YOUR Vocera to let them know that the hand sanitizer is empty outside of room 412!” submitted by /u/Efficient_Pizza4739 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Pursuing a Doctorate and Transitioning to Higher Ed

Hello fellow teachers! I am about to start my 3rd year school year of teaching. I really do like teaching when it goes well, which at my school/district its about 30% of the time, but that is a different topic. Anyway, I am curious as to how many of you fellow teachers decided to leave teaching to pursue a doctorate degree to teach (or research) at the post-secondary level? For those of you that have, was landing a position extremely difficult (I know teaching-track positions tend to be easier to land than tenure-track)? Did you end up only using your doctorates degree for the pay bump in k-12? Lastly, how satisfied are you with higher ed teaching in comparison to k12? I know that you tend to have more freedom in higher ed, but you don't always have more pay (especially teaching-track positions). Thanks for your time! submitted by /u/SkinnyTheSkinwalker [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

First year teacher

I am a new kindergarten teacher. Would it be appropriate to ask my team mates to see their first week of school lesson plans? submitted by /u/myicedtea [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Should I be worried about not finding a job?

For background information, I live in a college town. I graduated with a degree in secondary education, and got my license in Historical Perspectives just under a month ago, so I contributed some of my failure to not having my license. I know that social studies is one of the most populated areas of teaching, but with summer coming to an end, I'm getting nervous. I have been told by many educators that are related to me that they didn't get a job until 2 weeks before the start of the school semester. I have applied to 10–15 schools within the past 3 months. I have received nothing back from 80% of them. Most of them are still open or the position is still listed. For the most part, I have heard absolutely nothing or have had to call and find out that the position has been filled. I know of only 1 positions I applied for is going through interviews because a colleague of mine who graduated with me got an interview at that school. So, again, should I be worried, or does it really take th

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Do your hospitals let patients leave the property while admitted?

Mine lets patients leave for 30 minutes. Go smoke a cig, walk over to the store down the road, whatever. I don't have say in if they're not stable enough to be going on adventures to the parking lot. They just roll their heparin, pca, fluids, and antibiotics onto the elevator. Like if they're not too sick to walk, they must be good? I do love that I don't get smokers having nicotine withdrawal fueled meltdowns anymore submitted by /u/Enayleoni [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

2026-2027 School Year Hiring

Hello! I recently graduated with my masters in elementary education and obtained my certification. About 2-3 weeks ago, I applied to 2 positions in the district I’d just completed student teaching in, but haven’t heard anything back yet. Should I take this as a sign that they have selected other candidates, or is it possible they just haven’t started contacting applicants back yet? This is my first time applying for a full-time teaching job, so I’m not sure how soon they typically start screening interviews once the application window closes. I ask because the school year starts in less than 8 weeks and I’m worried about not finding anything by that time. submitted by /u/Turbulent_Ad1562 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Looking for the name of this type of adhesive patch.

Pretty much what the title says. My daughter has an NG tube (she is 9 months old if that matters) and we had been given this the last time they had to reinsert the NG tube to apply to the skin and we used medipore tape to anchor the tube onto it. I am hoping to get more for her in the event we have to reapply at home. Like we have recentlym I would ask the pediatric ER we received it from, but it seems every time we ask for supplies we get different and random tapes and adhesives that don't work as well. Any help would be appreciated! I figured this would be the best place to ask. submitted by /u/two-one-punch [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Meal Prepping during the school year.

This school year I’d like to do better about not eating out. I can meal plan and cook dinners but I struggle to have lunches prepared. Do you have recommendations on ways to prep for both. Anybody use convenience meal delivery like Factor or Hungry Root? We don’t eat lunch meats so sandwiches are limited to basically tuna. Any recommendations are appreciated! submitted by /u/Typical-Tackle-532 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

After my first 6 months I fell like my career is over.

I know this is long please bear with me. TLDR: new teacher in class with teacher turnover. Targeted by first year principal. Lied to by admin and ultimately terminated even thought class saw significant growth. Unable to teach in district and is struggling to find new placement due to termination. I started teaching in January I came into a poorly performing school. The 4th teacher the class had that year ( a fact I was not informed of) I was hired by the district and from day 1 I felt like my principal had it out for me. I had little to no guidance and didn’t even have as much as an initial meeting to chat about expectations. My principal was a first year appointed by the district. After a month I was put on a “growth plan” which seemed like a formality in the process of my principal trying to get rid of me. I was to hit a certain observation score or face termination. After the plan was put into place they really turned up the heat. I had 18 observations in the semester. Popping in 2

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Has anyone here actually spent some time working in Canada? How was it?

I heard that Canada had been heavily recruiting US RNs for a while (not sure if it has changed). Has anyone here spent some time working in the country? Would you care to share your experience? I was thinking of possibly working in British Columbia once I hit my two-year mark as I am very nomadic and enjoy traveling. Just looking for different thoughts/perspectives…. submitted by /u/CelticNomad95 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Elementary or High School?

My biggest goal is to become a teacher, and for the longest time I had just assumed I would teach elementary. However, as of recently i've been leaning more towards high school english, and I was wondering if any teachers would like to put their input. A lot of elementary teachers teach not only to teach, but also to connect with the younger kids, and while I would like that too, for me it's more about teaching, not correcting and managing behavior or spending my day with kids. (I hope that makes sense, it's hard to explain.) If I was not going into education, I would not work with kids. And I do understand that a significant portion of teaching younger students is correcting behavior, which has started to make me reconsider. But at the same time, I worry highschoolers may not take me seriously when i'm fresh out of college, considering i'd still be very young. I worry because if I want to teach elementary, I would have to major in Education/ Elementary Education, and if i want to teac

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Being a teacher is so much fun some

So the kids are building barriers to keep a house safe during a hurricane, and I know nothing about STEM so I'm just enjoying the borderline chaos of having kids build stuff. One kid was jokingly being mean to me, so I told him I'd give him a test on Monday. He spent the next 30 minutes trying to get out of the test, and I just keep adding new things to his test. "Mister, I just want to say that you make the best tests." "Ohh, cool, I can make you a test for next week." "No Mister, I was trying to compliment you." "Well, now you'll know how great my test making skills are." "No Mister, please no test." "You right. A test isn't enough, you want an exam. More questions, the better." At one point, we started using my last name as a second language to determine how bad his test would be. The other kids joined in to translate the new language of my last name. Later on, the kids were taping the materials to their fingers pretending them to be fancy nails. Like it's summer school, and I'm jus

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Going back to work after having 2 weeks off and I can’t stop crying

Not really seeking for anything but just wanting to vent. I took 2 weeks off work and I’m heading back to work tonight and I can’t stop sobbing. It was literally the best 2 weeks off my life. I’m mostly scheduled every weekend (not my choice) and it was so nice to have a weekend off. I didnt do anything extravagant but I was able to relax, hang out with family and friends, and just do things I wanted to do. I feel like a total baby because I feel like I should be rejuvenated to go back to work. The worst part is, my manager scheduled me for 4 12’s in a row 4 weeks in a row and some days, I can barely handle 3 12’s in a row. I know I’ll show up and do my job but I’m so miserable. I’ve been a nurse for 7 years so I don’t know why I’ve been so anxious the past few months. Being in med surg probably doesn’t help. Wish me luck the next 4 nights! submitted by /u/yaya762 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

AP Exam Score Cancelled for “Overwhelming Evidence of Misconduct”

Nothing was reported by the proctor during the exam. This is a student who I am like 99.9% certain would never cheat. As in, I’ve seen this student, when they didn’t know I was looking, refuse to give answers to another student who asked. I taught them for two years. It seems like a lot more AP students are getting these emails that exam scores are being cancelled. Is there any evidence on how accurate college board is when detecting misconduct? Or how they determine evidence of misconduct? I feel devastated for this kid. Believe me, I am not one to blindly assume these kids are all angels, but this is legitimately one that I fully believe didn’t cheat. submitted by /u/Intelligent-Delay625 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

All the jobs are gone?

Ive been teaching for 3 years now but this would be my first year as a certified teacher. I have taken all the tests classes etc and am awaiting my confirmation from the state. My previous job did not renew my contract for fall. Ive been applying since March and everyone in my cohort and my coworkers from my last job who also didn't get renewed that I talked to have found jobs. Ive applied for just about every job in 4 districts and charter schools. Ive had 3 interviews in 4 months. Now it's July and all the jobs I applied for have been filled except for maybe 5 between 3 districts. Supposedly new teacher training in one district starts the 17th so anxious isnt even the word for how I feel right now. I havent been worried because I keep hearing that this happens for new teachers like ill be the last person picked because I'm not certified. I went into education because I was told I'd never have to look for work but here we are, almost with a whole ass masters degree that is starting to

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Humbling experience

Ended up as a patient in my own ER. Coworkers saw me nakey. Internally bleeding. Emergency surgery. Then turns out some of my coworkers are also prn OR nurses! They saw me busted wide open. Thankfully I had the exact crew I would pick if I were to go down at work. Also, idk if I got the coworker special or what but 200 mcg of fentanyl is absolutely a nightmare. submitted by /u/carmelamacchiato [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

“Pamper them a bit”

SNF, short staff, same old story. New admit yesterday, actually, 4 new admits. Chaos, family, only nurse with 29 acute residents. Facility Director, former PT, decided to stroll up to the nursing station and told my coworker who’s doing half of our new admits “hey I know, I know, but I know these folks personally from the country club, can we give a little more care to them? Just pamper them a bit.” So he was pretty much politely telling us to treat this person better than we treat the rest of our patients and indirectly asking for a more diligent aide to be at their most minute request. Highly illegal first and foremost and I don’t give a fuck about your god damn country club membership or request, in this building I treat every fucking person the same, which is doing my absolute best. Be it homeless, be it trust fund, everyone gets the same level of care. Told fellow staff exactly that and continued to run around like a chicken without a head for the next 8 hours and collected OT at

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Drinking and Driving

I just need to vent. This is all public info. Yesterday one kid and very likely another kid died at the hands of a drunk driver who was speeding and split their car in half. I’m so angry. I’m so angry. I take great pride in being there for families and as much as I love peds, I can’t do this forever. I’m not sure how much longer I can do this. submitted by /u/MarvelingMelanin [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

IMO

A disruptive student frequently insulted teachers with profanity, and the teachers consistently reported these incidents. However, the student was never punished for these actions. One day, the student directed profanity at the principal, who promptly responded by issuing a 10-day out-of-school suspension. This is the highest level of disrespect towards a teacher, and it is an alarmingly significant increase in behavior. Misery of school teachers, has never been about the children; they are children. submitted by /u/redditfan200000 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Making an “Oh s*** kit” for myself

Putting together a kit of emergency supplies to keep in my classroom. This is specifically for myself, not my students. Looking for ideas that I may have missed. So far I’ve got: - Ibuprofen, pepto, cough drops - Mini toothbrushes, flossers, mini deodorant - Mini sewing kit, safety pins, tide pen - Hair brush, extra pair of undies and socks Other things like lotion, chapstick, period supplies, I keep in my purse, so don’t need to add that. Any experiences that made you think, “wow I really wish I had XYZ”? This will be my first full year teaching and I want to be as prepared as possible. submitted by /u/makenah [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

How do I know if patient is faking seizures?

How do I know if a patient is having genuine seizures or just faking it? I’ve seen a lot of seizures (tonic clonic, absence) but yesterday I had a patient who seems faking it. I’ve never had a patient fake it before so I’m genuinely curious. They had 2 seizures yesterday. Labs, CT scan, MRI, EEG done = all normal. Ativan, Keppra and Depakote started yesterday. They had 2 seizures again today. I didn’t see the first one because the boyfriend at bedside just told us after it’s over. Apparently it was 6 mins long. Second one happened I was in the room. The way she had a seizure is different. Her head was gently bobbing up and down, she was moaning and crying, but none of the extremities are moving. Gave her a bite block but she wasn’t biting on it because she was crying/wailing. Seizure lasted 5 mins. PRN Ativan given. Literally a second later she goes, “omg what happened?” Like in perfect, clear speech (not groggy or weak). It looks fake to me tbh. But I’d like to ask more experienced nu

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

First day shift after nearly a decades on nights.

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Scared of being a bad nurse because of my weight.

Hello, I am 29f My weight starting nursing school was 445lbs I was clearly the biggest one in my class during orientation and lectures. When clinicals came our shift was short it was only 6 hours first hour spent in pre-conference talking about patients (sitting), started getting back pain whenever i had to hold a patient for changing or log rolling, i had to go the break room and take frequent sits because i couldn't stand for long. I feel limited i know i should of lost weight before i got in but it was rough getting through the first set of clinicals. Now im going into second semester and the clinical shifts are almost 10hrs and it's at a real hospital, im scared my weight is gonna hold me back, im smart, like really smart i got A's all semester last semester i had people coming to me for advice, I only wish I could perform like my mind does. Im trying to lose weight over the summer so far i lost 30lbs over the last 2 months but I feel thats not enough i'll still be over 400lbs when

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Summer Blues

I need to vent to people who get it. It's July. Last check was May 30. Next check is Aug 30. Yes I had savings. No they didn't account for inflation. This next stretch is going to be TIGHT, and Peter will be robbed to pay Paul. I was going to be ok, until the state has decided to make things difficult in claiming some money from the retirement system I am owed from my husband's estate. It's taken 3 trips to the courthouse and I fully expect another one, when if they would be upfront about what they need, I could have done it the first trip. On top of that, random crap around the house is breaking and needs repair (AC is STRUGGLING). ANYWAY. Last summer I doordashed. With gas prices this summer I looked for other jobs. Interviewed in early May for a tutoring position. Heard back Late May. I'm just now doing training and onboarding. I go back to school Aug 4. Yes we work for a month w/ no pay. Yes it sucks. My kids want to go do fun summer stuff and I'm trying to keep the uilities on and

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Me when assaulted by a disoriented psych patient vs. when a patient with no psych issues is rude to me

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

What's been your most extreme girl/boy ratio and how did it go?

I'm a SPED teacher so I'm used to having way more boys than girls, but I just found out for this coming year I am going to have ZERO female students. I live with only boys at home too, so it's going to be a heck of a boy filled year for me! submitted by /u/Cloud13181 [link] [comments]

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audience Jul 10, 2026
The Conversation Ed

Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning

As schools consider AI guidelines, educators are also thinking about how they can adjust their assignments to accurately measure what students are actually learning.

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

What do you think a “The Bear” like TV show on education would look like?

I was watching the bear with my girlfriend who’s a chef and I was explaining to her there’s no teaching equivalent to “The Bear” , which is a serious take on fine dining life. Why do you think TV hasn’t made a serious take on teaching? Personally I think it’s a combination of lack of sympathy for teachers in general ( they all say it during teacher appreciation week, right) and that a large portion of the country have had bad experiences in school as students . And another question, if they were to make a show with a serious take on teaching , what gritty common experiences would you like shown that really encapsulate what it’s like to be a teacher ? submitted by /u/Dadadada55 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Dealing with Edgy High School Equivalent Students

I teach at a private school, the policy of which is "No Parent Offended". I have this really edgy teenager in my class, born and raised overseas his whole life who continues to be contradictory in every situation on our official workspace. He's intelligent but very full of himself and annoys a few other classmates (who have even requested to kick him out of the workspace) too. We recently deployed an offline tracker for students and he instantly remarked: "If you need an external tracker from a teacher even in Y13, you're not ready for Undergrads." Understandably, a few parents got pissed off too. Then I asked my students if they need a graphing tool like Desmos that can work offline, we (the subject department) have a few holidays and funding left, we can work on it. His reply came about 3-4 minutes later: "Everything is explained so well by these two teachers (I love them too btw) on YouTube, why would you need anything else." My HoD responded by saying that perhaps not everyone want

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Why is it considered a "hot take" to treat teaching as a temporary job to pay off student debt?

I am a 24 yr old licensed new teacher, starting this year, and I’ve decided to work in the classroom for exactly one school year for a specific purpose: to aggressively throw the majority of my income into wiping out my $25k student debt while living at home, and then immediately transition into a higher-earning career path. When I shared this plan recently, I was completely blindsided by the vitriol. I was called "trash," "entitled," and told I’m going to be a terrible, bitter teacher just because I don't see this profession as a lifelong, sacred martyrdom contract. My perception of this field was shaped firsthand by my own family. My dad was a teacher and a principal his entire career. He called teaching a "gift from God" and gave his absolute life, soul, and energy to the institution. When he retired, the system replaced him instantly, like he was never even there. To make matters worse he’s now working as a tutor even after being retired cuz his pension wasn’t enough and gives him

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Feeling the burnout…what do you do after bedside???

I’ve been an RN for 13 years and I’ve been nursing a work-related lumbar strain for the last two years. I thought I loved bedside nursing in the ICU/PCU/tele unit but lately I’ve realized I need to step away from it. I’m looking for advice, discussion or personal stories about other nursing jobs that maybe I’m not thinking of. I have a BSN and considered going back to school but not sure which area to pursue: education, informatics, leadership, or advanced practice. Feeling stuck lately but also motivated to make a change. submitted by /u/Snoo_83331 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Armed for Literacy Crisis conversations

Recently posted in a different sub about how I know it to be true that there is a literacy crisis because my 7th grade students cannot read. I didn’t post the data from my school/county/state because when I talk to other educators, it’s a given we all know to be true AND we all spend so much gosh darn time in “data chats”. Someone called my argument “lazy and silly” and I’m super salty about it. My request for you is do you have any data to bring to the table that, yes, the house is on fire like every educator in America will tell you? Give me your MAP/SOL whatever scores by state, your lexile levels, your reading strategy percentages, studies, etc! I’ll start with the article from May about test scores. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share . submitted by /u/SnooWoofers8587 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Seeking New Teacher Tips

Hi all! I am beginning this year as a new teacher and was hoping that some experienced teachers here could give me some good tips, need-to-haves, and so on! For context, I am going to be teaching 6th grade ELA. I have *not* seen my classroom yet because the school is undergoing construction. Also, I completed my student teaching with 10th and 11th graders, so middle school will be a fairly new territory for me! submitted by /u/Inevitable_Zombie807 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Loss of a student

TRIGGER WARNING: mention of death, mention of illness, mention of grief Hi all, sorry for this depressing post, but I’m in my first year of teaching and have just been informed of the death of one of my students (16yo). He had been sick for a few years,but it was still unexpected. I was wondering if any of you had experienced something similar and if so, how you dealt with it? I know my grief can not compare to the one of his family, but I’m having trouble wrapping my head around it and making sense of it all. submitted by /u/PebbleOfMountHua [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Jammed Copy Machine Lounge Talk

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]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Purewick hate

I hate purewicks. I hate them so much. At my hospital it’s a nursing measure so far, no physician order needed, and it’s gone too far. Everyone has a damn purewick regardless of continence. I work at night, so it’s this messed up reverse situation where patients have them all day and are annoyed they have to get up at night. I’ll take them off of continent patients when I come in, right back on as soon as the next nurse comes in. I’m sorry, it’s ridiculous to do this for either our convenience or the patient’s. I believe in use it or lose it in regards to both mobility and urinary continence. Bathroom trips are the majority of these people’s mobility. I also believe they straight up cause more skin break down than just check and changing on truly incontinent patients. IMO purewicks should only be indicated for -measuring output on incontinent patients -preexisting skin breakdown for incontinent patients -non weight bearing status Also, not a real argument, but I hate the rattling sound

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

How many jobs are too many?

I have an opportunity to run a home health branch of a new nursing company. It… I’ve never done home health. Only LTC/rehab, clinics and the hospital. I’m thinking of turning it down, as I am currently a nursing home rehab Unit Manager and I love it most of the time. I’m on my 6th job since 2025, when I went from LPN to RN. I guess I needed to vent a little. Is 6 jobs a lot for that time frame? I’ve gotten fired from only two, and I was only at each for one month each, never fired from a “main” job. submitted by /u/Lynkern [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Any side hustles I can do online?

I need to make some extra money, any amount helps. submitted by /u/ilikemoneybagsmyself [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

There seems to be a large amount of misinformation in this subreddit regarding kava and kratom.

Recently I stumbled upon a post about a nurse discussing their concerns after receiving a drug test following consumption of kava. In the comments, multiple people confused kava for kratom, and many people named kava as being "not addictive" or "safe." I would like to offer a bit of (non-professional) education regarding these substances, as a growing number of patients are consuming them and I believe it is important for nurses to understand how these substances influence the brain. I would like to preface that I am in no way qualified to formally discuss this, but I have done a bit of reading on the literature surrounding the two substances. ----- First, let's discuss kava. Kava, sometimes referred to as kava kava, is typically consumed in liquid form that is gathered as a sort of "tea" from the root of the kava plant. The root contains kavalactones, which are the chemicals responsible for producing psychoactive effects. These kavalactones influence quite a few neurotransmitters, but

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Gift ideas for a new teacher

Hi all! My best friend just graduated and is starting her first teaching job this fall at an ideal school for her and in her dream grade, first grade. I’m super proud of her and want to get her a little gift to congratulate her. I am looking for recommendations on small things a new teacher might want to elevate their classroom or make the adjustment easier. I know my friend isn’t big on clutter or having too many things she doesn’t really need, so I’m wondering, what are some items that she can easily find a use for? Any elementary school teachers out there have any items that they would have appreciated in this situation? Any advice or tidbits are appreciated :) submitted by /u/Puzzling__Kitten567 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Can’t sleep

Am I the only one that sleeps terrible or very little before a shift? I can feel the stress building and I am not even there yet. Sighhhhh. A job shouldn’t make you feel that way every time you have to go in. submitted by /u/Life_Anybody_2340 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Summer “break”… but not really

Anybody else out there struggling to turn off the need to be productive/busy all summer long? This isn’t a flex.. I genuinely wish I could just unwind, relax, couch rot, binge watch Netflix all summer long. But so far it’s 5 weeks into summer and I haven’t had one singular day of rest. I didn’t teach summer school but I’ve done about 100 hours of contract work for some projects I’m doing for my school district. Once I finished that I immediately moved on to tackling house projects, diy, decluttering. Plus I started going to the gym every morning.. and entertaining my own kid too. I keep thinking I should just relax and take it easy before the insanity of the school year starts over again.. but it’s like I’m stuck in this mode that I constantly have to be doing something, and usually it has to be something that I deem productive or money making. I feel antsy and uncomfortable whenever I try to just be still or calm. Is this a common thing for other teachers on break? How can I make myse

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Changing careers.. Teacher to nurse..

I am dreading my moms voice in my head over and over “you should’ve went into nursing”… Instead I choose an Education degree. I am currently on summer break and I am having so much anxiety right now about having to go back to work in September. The waking up at 6am to coach, teach to 70+ kids a day (I teach Phys. Ed and because of increased class sizes and no classroom caps, I am stuck being the only teacher with this many kids). The demands for student care inside, outside, and around the community is becoming more demanding. I just cannot keep up and I am in my third year of teaching. My concern is really money and time. I feel like I wasted a degree, I also feel like I wasted potential because biology/sciences was my shit early University and highschool. Is anyone a second career nurse? Was it worth it? I am only 24. submitted by /u/BeautifulEgg6309 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

Did I get the job?

I interviewed for this position this morning, and this evening I received a text that says, “Please let me know your availability tomorrow morning to discuss next steps. The site is recommending you for the 5th grade assignment .” We will chat tomorrow morning, but I’m too anxious to just sit on this. Did I get the job? Sorry if this is a silly post — I am a first year teacher entering an internship and this is the first time I have heard back after an interview. submitted by /u/Equal_Assumption_685 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/nursing

Co-workers accessing my health records

I’m a nurse at a hospital in Canada and I recently was made aware that there was unauthorized access made to my health record while I was inpatient on a different unit than where I work. The accesses were completed by several co workers of mine. What would you do in this situation? submitted by /u/LividCut4595 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 10, 2026
r/Teachers

4th-5th grade transition class “theme” ideas

Hi, I am a second year teacher and will be teaching 4th/5th self contained/transition. For my first year I taught K-5 self contained (5 kinders, 1 first, 1 fifth). My “theme” was rainbows and just bright, fun stuff. I figure at this age I won’t really use any of the stuff I did this year but still want to do a theme and have my classroom decorated. Any ideas are appreciated! submitted by /u/dinoprincess411 [link] [comments]

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