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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 Aug 31, 2026 · 36 ideas · 18402 signals
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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

ELI5: the "he hemoglobined" meme

I don't have TikTok so I get everything piecemeal and late. Can someone explain this clip I'm seeing everywhere of a woman saying she had a patient and "his hemoglobin came out... Every time he coughed he hemoglobined"? What was she trying to say? submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

What do you do when you have another offer if you’ve already accepted one?

First year teacher! I had an interview last week and was offered the job for a 4/5th ELA grade teacher (don’t know the exact one yet). I had 3 people that knew the principal personally & gave me a good reference. The job pays well, good benefits, 9 miles from my house (20min drive). No contract signed yet. I haven’t seen my room & still don’t know the grade I’m teaching yet. I have an interview tomorrow for the district I graduated high school from, for a 3rd grade teacher. Small school, better pay than the other & about a 3.4 mile drive (10min). I always dreamed of coming back & teaching in this district. I haven’t been offered the job yet but I would definitely want to accept if I got it. I have two littles also, one going into kinder in our town, my other is 15mo. Just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation & what you did? submitted by /u/pizzaprincess915 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Dear new middle school teachers: call out the disrespect. Every. Time.

Bit of an unpopular opinion, but a mindset that’s allowed me to make it to year 5 without becoming an alcoholic. Never let your students get away with saying something disrespectful. Now you don’t necessarily have to go full Madea and be like, “what you said?!”, but give them the floor and ask them to elaborate on what they meant. 9/10, they won’t have anything else to say. “they’Re just KIds/ their frontal cortex isn’t developed!” Okay and? That doesn’t mean you have to tolerate their smart mouths. I’d argue the more you let the disrespect fly under the radar unchecked, it will just embolden them. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

ER -> ICU

Does ER experience help you in the ICU? submitted by /u/Jaguarhousecat [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Forgot to say something important in report

I just worked a 12 hour night shift last night and it was super super busy. I’m a float pool nurse and I was on a floor that purposely gives us the hardest patients because “we get paid more so we should have to work more” and boy did I work. I was giving a pretty complex patient to a nurse who is the type that never uses report sheets and always stays super late because shes always goofing off when she’s not with patients and doesn’t finish her charting. Well anyways I was still in the middle of charting on a completely different patient as 7am because I was so busy last night and she came up to ask for report. I told her what I could remember off the top of my head but literally so much happened with this patient that I knew I was missing something but I couldn’t remember what. I told her please read my note it’s super detailed and I know I’m forgetting something (the thing I forgot to say was in there) but she NEVER READS. It was a patient who came from an outside hospital with a mi

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

So many one month September-October leave replacement jobs. Why?

I’m a freshly certified teacher looking for my first job (K-6) in NJ. I’ve seen very few openings near me for actual full time tenure track positions, but lots of leave replacements. It would make more sense if the leave replacement periods were spread out, but I’ve seen a ton of jobs in different districts that are specifically only from the beginning of the school year until the first or second week of October. I’m just wondering why that date range in particular is so popular? Is it just teachers extending their summer break? Do they not want to deal with back to school night? Again I’m new to all this so I’m not sure how it works.. just seemed odd to me. submitted by /u/SuspiciousPrune4 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

How are you pumping yourself up for the new school year?

End of the year for me ended in a lot of negative thinking and I'm having a hard time getting rid of the feeling of dread. Normally I'm so excited for the new year and constantly thinking of new systems, strategies, professional learning I can try. Entering year 13 and that excitement just isn't coming my way this summer. Any thoughts, ideas, or words of wisdom? submitted by /u/drakelovesfigs [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

NSCBN proposed vote to raise the NCLEX exam fee by 75% from $200 to $350 effective Feb. 2027 due to a need for “positive operating margins”

But there’s a nursing shortage, right? 🙄 https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/2026AM-Business-Book.pdf submitted by /u/NurseMia96 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Pajama Day

I teach upper elementary school and I really dislike Pajama Day. As a male teacher I feel pretty uncomfortable walking around campus were pjs. Anyone else feel the same way? When it comes up at my school I just turn it into a movie day and catch up w grading. submitted by /u/Epiphone-fanboy [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Got Offered An Admin Position

So, I was never planning to leave the classroom to go back into admin. Been there, done that. I love being in the classroom and being an administrator is stressful and not always worth the pay bump. I spent several years as a vice principal. Well, my wife and daughter encouraged me to apply for a Dean of Students position at the local high school. There was a last minute opening due to someone resigning a few weeks ago. My wife (a middle school ELA teacher) thinks I can help the staff out. My daughter wants me to make more money and work at the school she’ll attend as a freshman in a year from now. She actually likes going to school where I work still. So I applied for the position, went through three interviews, and just received the offer. The pay increase isn’t much, but everything helps. Plus it’s more to put into my daughter’s college fund. But there is a caveat. I will also have to teach one to two freshman social studies classes every day. Not the worst thing in the world and it

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Realistically what should happen to kids who fail to meet the standards of a grade level?

Yes I know the easy answer is “retain them”, but realistically thats never going to happen. A kid fails two grades before 6th and you now have a teenager in Elementary School. A kid fails two grades before 9th and now you have a Middle Schooler who’s driving to school. It’s incredibly hard to know what to do because socialization level and academic level can be so different. I think the answer is easier in High School because you can have them repeat specific classes until they either pass them or get booted from the system on their 21st birthday. Anybody have any ideas or options what should happen? Are there any historical practices or international practices we should look to? submitted by /u/eaglesnation11 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Pretty Privilege in Healthcare

I was talking about this with two of my close friends who also work in healthcare. They are both guys, 40s, and pretty attractive and in good shape. They were describing to me how nice everyone they work with is to them compared to how their coworkers are to other employees who are women. For example, my one friend started on a new unit at the same time as a new female nurse. Everyone was so helpful and nice to him, but were super critical of and unkind toward the new girl. I don’t know if it’s because the nursing profession is predominantly women so there’s more cattiness towards each other or if my coworkers just had pretty privilege lol. I think pretty privilege in healthcare mostly only applies to men. What are your thoughts and experiences? submitted by /u/Agitated_Rutabaga507 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

AP scores

Just a post to humble brag. I finally logged into The college board to check my students scores in AP Gov. All my students passed! Mostly with fours. Typically I get students who just want to have another AP class to boost their gpa and they don’t try on test. I’m so proud of this year’s class! submitted by /u/monkey_sweat [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

First year teacher freaking out about going back

Genuinely how do you do this every year. I am just starting to feel like a human again, I can’t believe it’s time to go back. I go back next week and there’s just so much I didn’t do and should have done and wished I’d done. Personally and for school. I already feel behind for work. I’m already sad about what I could have used my time for. I’m angry I didn’t do more — but I’m trying to give myself the grace of being emotionally burnt out to the max this summer. I’m making myself physically ill I’m so scared to go back. submitted by /u/Vegetable-Society243 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

😭

I clogged the staff toilet. 😭😭 submitted by /u/JealousFrosting9859 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Stop leaving your classroom full of things you don’t want

I got hired at a new school and the teacher before me had been in this room for 10 years. Well the teacher got an instructional coaching position and left all of their unwanted crap in every single cabinet. There’s not a single empty cabinet for me to put my things in. I’m an experienced teacher, so I already have a bunch of my own stuff, meaning I now have to completely clean out all of their stuff before I can even put my own crap away. I’m sick of teachers doing this. It’s a common thing in the education world (at least from my experience) and admin needs to start making sure teachers completely clean out rooms before leaving. I understand that there might be a lot of useful stuff, but put it in boxes in the hallway, don’t leave your mess in the classroom for the next teacher to clean up. It’s hours of added work on top of the stress of having to organize my own stuff and set up a new room with limited time and it’s not my job to clean up the mess of another teacher. Rant over. Edit

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Tired of being asked if I do basic caretaking tasks

I cannot count the times that I mention my work in home healthcare, nurse tech positions, or as a pediatric nurse intern and the very next thing said to me is some form of, "wait so do you have to help people shower???" Yes Brittneigh, I help people shower, get dressed, use the bathroom, and eat. Heck I wipe people's butts and put cream on them! These are base tasks for any care taking job. No, I don't care that you could "never do that" because its "weird" or "awkward", and I especially don't want to hear about how you feel it must end up being sexual. These are my patients, they have inherent dignity as human beings and the fact they need help with something that is usually private does not detract from that dignity, for either of us. It actually speaks highly of the fact my patients trust me and that we have a good relationship. Bonus points when I'm asked if there's any way they could become a nurse and just skip all that stuff. NO THERE ISN'T!!!! If my caring for someone that happ

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Non Re-elected

Hi all, I’ve been non re-elected back in March. I’m in California. My last day was June 30. Is there anyone that experienced this and what was it like since it’s in my file. Will it be difficult to find a new job? I just feel defeated. Will there be any chances with future districts? Will it be a career ender? submitted by /u/Rolo12000 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

nurses with OCD, any advice?

before i say anything else: i’m in therapy, i do ERP, i take medication, i knew what i signed up for when i applied to nursing school. i have OCD and most of my obsessive thoughts are related to harm/injury/death. i’m wondering if there are any nurses here with OCD who can offer some advice for navigating the profession with this condition? i’ve done enough work in therapy to get to a good manageable place with most of my symptoms but of course im worried all that progress will be wiped away. if i can help it, i’d rather not tell anyone at my program or eventual job about my OCD; i don’t want anyone to think i’m not capable of being a good nurse and while i’m sure most people would be chill about it, i’m not sure i want to risk it. any advice, tips/tricks, words of wisdom, etc are appreciated. submitted by /u/Big_Strawberry_9387 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

How family stands outside a patients room without the call light being on

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Burnout, harassment and looking for a new specialty

Hi nursing family! I just want to rant a bit. I've been looking into transferring to another specialty because I've been working in my specialty (neurosciences/telemetry/trauma) for 3 years now and I'm getting severely burned out. On top of that, I have been harassed at work by another coworker and eventually HR got involved to stop the physical harassment but the psychological is still happening, to a point where I would get physically sick to work with that individual. However, it seems like I can't get a position anywhere as an internal hire despite people around me keep telling me I got the skills and the qualifications (charge nurse, resource nurse, preceptor experiences). I feel miserable coming to work and overall frustrated with my situation. Deciding to transfer is not an overnight decision. I have been brewing this idea in my mind for a while but the harassment is the tipping point. I feel so defeated and not wanting to go to work at all. submitted by /u/FilmAdditional6178 [l

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Starting in a new district and I’m so sad I can’t be excited

Basically the title. I can’t get excited for the start of the year because I’m only thinking about the bad I’m in my 3rd year of teaching and I just feel like I just started to get the hang of things and now I’m starting all over again :((( submitted by /u/Vegetable-Society243 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Male Purewick Connoisseur

Today I enter one of my patient’s rooms. He’s in room 1 right across the nurses station (for reasons). I see my perfect PCA changing the pt because he had a BM. Then I see it…… The patient’s male purewick. The pouch is FILLED to the brim! Glowing under the fluorescent lights like golden balloon! The suction isn’t working…… it’s 1830 and a girls gotta get out of here so I am CHOPPING! Trouble shooting this thing like I am one of the people who changes tires for race cars. I empty the canister because it’s full and I put it back and nothing!!!! I’m looking at the Pee Ball every 3 seconds in awe. CNA says “God bless whoever put this purewick on!” I finally just haul ass to the supply room and grab new canister and tubing and hook that shit up like the pts life depended on it and all the sudden we hear the most satisfying whirrrrrrrrr you’ve ever heard in your life. Purewick- 262783837363 Me: 1 🏆 submitted by /u/Terrible_Western_975 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Dreading Going Back | Fave Memory?

I am heading into my 5th year of teaching, starting to dread returning back to the classroom since I've had such a delightful summer. I teach middle school. Anyone have a favorite memory you could share so I could start warming back up to the idea of teaching again? Lol submitted by /u/Limp_Payment_9295 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Parents getting in touch with kids

How will I get in touch with my child if they don't have their phone!?? You call the office and they’ll relay the message. Like we did for decades with no problem. submitted by /u/Cheap_Parsnip_461 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Problematic student on my roster

I’ll try to keep this semi short. At the start of last school year I was briefly displaced and worked at another high school from August to October. My time there was pretty miserable mostly due to one student who had some severe behavior problems. I was at the start of my third year and maybe ill equipped to work with this kind of student as she quickly became notorious around campus for disruptive behavior, getting into fights, antagonizing peers and staff. The coteacher I worked with who was also her case carrier was even shocked by her behavior and he’s been teaching for 15 years. At one point before I left there was one big incident with this student where she did throw an eraser at my head when I had my back turned to her. This led to an involvement from our union rep, parent meeting and her being permanently removed from my class. Funnily enough within that same week, my former principal emailed me asking if I’d be interested in returning, to which I did. It hesitate. Well I spe

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

School social media

How do you feel about the school asking you to make videos for their social media? Like be part of their TikTok’s and stuff. I personally don’t feel comfortable, I don’t like people I don’t know to see me or to know where I work. I know it’s supposed to be for the school community but their social media is public. Any advice? submitted by /u/False-Neck-8902 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Can’t get hired at the very hospital I work at

I work at a hospital as a nurse extern. I figured once I graduated they would hire me on my unit. No, so I applied for two other units and didn’t get hired either. They don’t even call me to let me know. They don’t answer when I call just an automated email a month later saying the position was filled by someone else. Applied again and after multiple weeks not even an email. This is literally the only hospital in town. The application and denial process always take at least a month. I have no pct shifts. I have been told by people at my hospital that I should not work there anyway because it’s awful but I can’t help it… I literally feel like a fool. I hate it. They hired me as an extern but only had me wiping butts and now won’t even give me a shot as a nurse? Has this happened to anyone? Am I some awful anomaly? submitted by /u/Immediate_Pay9049 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

New Grad Anxiety

Hey yall, I’m a new RN about to graduate in a few months, and I’ve landed a job in the Neuro ICU. I’m posting this because as I’m getting so close to graduation I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety regarding starting my career as a nurse. I feel really confident in what I’ve learned and my ability to apply my knowledge, but I think getting so close to graduation is making me second guess myself. I feel like I know a lot but I just don’t feel like a “nurse” just yet if that makes sense. I’ll be in a 16 week orientation on the ICU, so I’ll have a lot of time with a preceptor before I’m officially handling my own team, but Im just self-conscious about my skills heading into it. I want to be a great nurse so I think I’m just scared I won’t have what it takes. I’m just wondering if anyone else had the same experience? How long did it take for your anxiety to go away after graduation? submitted by /u/BrokenSteamboat01 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

Physical classroom—how do you elevate your space for YOU?

Hi all! I see a lot of things online about how to create a better classroom space for your students, but I am curious to know how you’ve made your classroom space better for you . Teaching can be hard and having a space that works for me helps more than I realized—it can make or break my confidence, regulation, and clarity in the classroom. I am trying to get prepared for this school year and would love input about how you help your classroom run in a way that feels good. This could be purchases, organization, regulatory tools, personal systems, etc. I teach high school in an under-resourced district (minimal funds for teachers/students) to under-resourced students. Any honest input would be awesome!! Examples of things that help me already: • having a desk space that is mine only, establishing that students cannot be behind it • wax warmer • playing under water videos on my projector during work time/my prep • mini fridge • loop earplugs • fan submitted by /u/puesgollygee [link] [comm

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

What’s your back-to-school song?

If, like me, you’re resuming school in the next couple weeks, what’s your back-to-school song, whether it’s silly or serious? I think mine for this year will be “Teenagers” by My Chemical Romance. If you’re not familiar with it, please look up the lyrics. And yes, this is a joke or a silly choice. submitted by /u/RiverSuch7856 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

using up all my sick time before putting in resignation?

i want to use up all my sick time because my hospital will only pay out half of it when i resign however im worried doing so will be burning a bridge. i want to leave on good terms in case i ever decide to apply for another job in this hospital system. i have about 12 days worth of sick time and a little over a month to use it all. after that i plan on putting in my two weeks notice. is this a bad idea? would it be better to continue working normally and lose out on the money? submitted by /u/pilotsoaring [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

How many of you RNs have a second job / source of income (USA)

I’m a bartender and starting nursing school in a few weeks. I have two coworkers that are nurses at the hospital and bartender part time with me. They said they can’t afford not to have two jobs. This is in Colorado by the way. How common is this. I was hoping being a nurse would be more secure financially. submitted by /u/Euphoric_Tailor_5107 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/Teachers

I have a 3 week old baby and I want to go back to teaching

I just had my first baby 3 weeks ago. I adore her even though she’s truly a sack of potatoes at this point. But I can’t help but yearn to go back to work. I’ve been unemployed since the start of my second trimester (rough pregnancy). Before that, I was a teacher for about 10 years. I LOVE teaching. It’s not for everyone and there’s definitely a reason why so many quit, but it’s definitely the career for me. I’ve been missing the classroom ever since I left last year. Now that the start of the new school year is coming, I’m dying to go back even more. I have a few potential offers but I have so much shame in even considering it. If I accept the job, my baby will be about 6 weeks or so when I start. I would potentially have to put her in some childcare as well, which means her possibly getting sick. I feel like something is wrong with me. I am blessed with a village around me to support me during the newborn stages. I could stay at home with the baby for more time. But I don’t want to. I

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Went into PACU to get away from stress and it's worse than ever

More of a vent post than anything. Was in CVICU for 2.5 years and got out because of the stress and constant running around. Didn't even sit for more than 10 minutes at a time. Thought going into pacu would change things. Pacu isn't any easier almost a year in. On Thursday, I had to do post mortem care for a premie baby on the adult side of pacu. Was told it was 18 weeks but when they brought him down, he had to be 5-6 pounds and further than that. Obviously was incredibly attentive to the parents and gave them time to say goodbye. Then I had to undress the baby and put him in a damn fucking bucket and take him to the morgue. They can't come up with more than a fucking bucket? Pushing his little arm through his sleeve still haunts me. Poor mom asked me to keep him wrapped in his blanket. Worst shift ive ever had, 9 years in. Not looking for advice, just need to vent to people who understand. I never wanted to be peds for this reason and yet here we are. Applied for a non nurse position

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need Jul 27, 2026
r/nursing

Do you enjoy “gross” content

Ingrown hair removal videos, ingrown toe nail removal videos, black head extraction videos, ear wax removal videos… I can’t get enough and my husband thinks it’s so gross he can’t even look. Is this a common thing amongst healthcare workers/nurses?? submitted by /u/Agreeable-Bed5000 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

Is my teammate being weird about me having my own planning document or am I crazy?

My team of 3 (elementary school) plans together. I joined the team two years ago, after 5 years on a different team in the building that I got along well with - we didn’t plan together, but always shared resources. I’ve had a system for my lesson plans for years where I keep everything in a Google sheet with the first tab being links for important documents, websites, and resources, followed by tabs with student info/data, then lessons. I shared this my first year on the team, but no one took me up on any of it or even commented on it, so I assumed they didn’t find it helpful. I continued using it on my own, in conjunction with the team planning sheet. That said, I updated my personal sheet for this year to include a new tab with links to all of our curriculum slides and shared it with my team in case they found that helpful. My teammate replied all, saying she’s confused and thinks we should all just use one planning document so no one is doing extra planning, and I’m welcome to chang

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/nursing

What’s your nursing pet peeve?

Mine? Me : okay, so I have all of your night time meds here ( names all of them for confirmation) Patient : yes, sounds good Me : scans them in and places meds into the pill cup Patient : what’s this white pill here I DONT KNOW!!! You have 6 different pills and we’ve literally gone through ALL OF THEM before I scanned and placed them into the cup. I can’t stand this!! submitted by /u/consideredtaken [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

First Days: Procedures, Community building, or Content?

I’m going into my second year teaching. Last year I went over rules and procedures day one. It was pointless because of so many schedule changes. I was teaching high school last year, but this year will be teaching middle school (6th). Anywho, I am just curious why some say you must start with teaching procedures explicitly, yet others say you absolutely need to jump into content, and then there’s the community building camp. Please explain. submitted by /u/Normal_Weight6393 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

I’m going into my 5th year of teaching, and I’ve come to a realization: I can’t stand IB schools

Tl;dr: Just needed to vent. I’ve spent most of my time in education teaching at IB schools, and I can safely say that I cannot stand IB schools. At the end of the day it’s just more work on teachers. You could argue that I just haven’t found the school that “does IB correctly”, and you’d probably be correct. But at least in Northern Virginia in Prince William County, IB is just a framework given to Title 1 schools to increase enrollment. IB and Title 1 DO NOT MIX. If you knew anything about the demographics of our schools you’d know it’s just done for theater. If the county actually gave a damn about following the IB framework, they’d do something about all these behavior problems. But that’s neither here nor there. Anyway, at the end of the day I still have bills to pay so I’ll tough it out for one more year. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/nursing

My feet stink

Putting aside my pride here. I’m desperate, what shoes are you guys wearing during your shifts that you feel like your feet aren’t sweating in? I’m not looking for sneakers here!! Anything else!! Are crocs really my only option? Any cooling compression socks recommendations? I came home from a shift this morning crashing out about it and subsequently threw out all of my compression socks and have been debating doing the same with my shoes. I would be forever grateful for any advice… I can no longer handle my feet smelling like a dumpster on a hot summers evening :) submitted by /u/Key-Ad8950 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

PSA: You can hate in-service week and icebreakers and still love teaching.

As the “ugh, BOY PD” posts crop up, so do the “ugh, you’re all so MISERABLE, just LEAVE TEACHING if you hate it so much” comments. And I’m so over it. First, every Positive Polly pulls this crap—equating any complaint with misery and hatred—and with all due respect, if you can’t fathom the concept of someone using an online forum to help them compartmentalize their feelings so they don’t bring negativity into a professional space, you may not be as joyful and in touch with your emotions as you’d like to believe. Second, it is completely reasonable to dislike icebreakers in general, or to get tired of “learning” about the same people for twenty years in a row, or to just want more time for planning and room setup. Especially when the cutesy activities take hours. A couple years ago, my legacy-obsessed school did a staff GTKY activity where we were split into teams and toured the entire campus. We saw the bomb shelter, various hidden rooms, the roof, etc. In each hallway, photos of facul

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

New wrinke with student cell phone policy

My district is starting a new policy in the fall. Kids can have their phones on them, but not use them - not even during lunch. Teachers have a cell phone caddy where they put it in during class, although many students just hold onto them in their pocket. It's tough to police them when students say they don't have a phone yet it's in their jeans. Do you have a similar policy and has it worked? I'm assuming admin will enforce the policy, not as sure with individual teachesr. submitted by /u/flatteringhippo [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

How often do you socialize during the school day with other teachers?

I hear the importance of collaborating, bonding with coworkers, and being likable, but I also hear the importance about “protecting your peace”, avoiding negativity, and having downtime to collect yourself. As a new teacher this fall, what do you plan to do this school year in this area? What’s the balance? Edit: Wow this post kinda blew up! I’m glad that I was able to initiate some good discussions and appreciate everyone who contributed and still is. I find it interesting how many different answers there are across the spectrum. I guess it really depends on each individual. submitted by /u/Dapper_Island4437 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

Student invited me to quinceañera… I have questions!

Hello! I am in a bit of a predicament! I will be attending my very first Quinceañera in about 2 weeks and I have some questions… not sure where else to post this to ask, figured I’d try here because I was the teacher of the student. For context: I am a female in my mid 20s, living in the Midwest, and I no longer teach within the high school and district that I was at last year due to significant budgetary reductions. I will be attending a Quinceañera for a student I had this past year. She is a twin and I only had the one sister that invited me with a hand delivered invitation in the last week of school. I have already confirmed my attendance and have briefly met the parents, twin sister, and a few of the other students I expect will be in attendance. The family has reserved the ball room in a local higher end hotel typically used for large traditional weddings. I will not be attending the church service as it does not align with my own beliefs and the family is aware I will only be th

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

It'll be fun seeing how the no-phone policy is enforced this upcoming year considering the bad habits admin enabled last year.

Kid had phone in their pocket in September : I sent them to the office, administrator talks to them, administrator holds their phone for the rest of the day, student is escorted back to class and required to apologize, parent contact is made. Kid has phone in their pocket post-November : Comes back to class and says "they said it was okay because I wasn't on it". Cool. So how the fuck are those same nimrods going to actually enforce this new official state-wide policy of no-phones? They're noooooooooot. submitted by /u/LevyMevy [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

Excited about going back to work!

Good afternoon, Is anyone else super excited about being done with summer and going back to teaching? I’m going into my second year of teaching and I did summer school as well. However I’m excited to get back to work. We start back August 3rd we’re in Florida. I’m going to be teaching 4th grade this year. Any advice? I taught 3rd grade last year. Thanks 😊 submitted by /u/Annual-Fly-2363 [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/Teachers

Got hired to teach AP Calculus AB. Have no idea what I'm doing. Help!

I just got hired to teach AP Calculus AB. The school trusts me with it because I was the long-term AP Calculus sub a few years ago and that went well. Also, sounds like no one else in their math department wants to touch it. School starts August 10th and I have no idea where to start. I'm going into my 7th year of teaching and have only taught Algebra 1, Geometry and Integrated Math I. This year I have AP Calc AB, Geometry and Statistics. Mostly just stressed about the calculus Any advice? submitted by /u/idk_my_bff_jill_ [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/nursing

Tried to not be apathetic and it bit me hard

I’ve been catching myself investing less and less compassion towards the patients. Even those in life-choking conditions. Today I thought “Hey that’s it! Time to be human again!” Had to down five coffees to make but hey it did work. Too well.. Patient: you really took good care of me today, thank you Me: you’re welcome! Patient: I’m glad my wife isn’t here today so I could keep talking to you Me: … wah- Yes I tried to make excuses that maybe he just meant his wife gets jealous easily or something, then he asked if I wanted his number. (Cries but still gonna try to not be soulless) submitted by /u/creativlelazy [link] [comments]

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need Jul 26, 2026
r/nursing

Med math test after orientation and if you miss more than two you’re fired??

So I started a new job. Went through nursing orientation. They told us we were gonna have to take a math test, 20 questions and that you could only miss two. You get a retake. But if you miss more than two again, you’re fired. It’s part of their policy and if it’s nowhere in the contract. Has anyone encountered this? I think it’s absolutely bizarre. I missed three questions and now I have to retake it. And they were dumb mental math errors or a conversion error (answered in L and it was mL). Please tell me this is standard and I’m overreacting, because I’m pissed. submitted by /u/Slow-Down30 [link] [comments]

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