Stumbling Through Work

Jerek Hough

Working in education is to stumble through your everyday! We love what we do, but staff, families, policies, regulations and sometimes even the children make us quit everyday then come back the next day. Just remember, you are not in this alone.

  1. 12/09/2025

    Inside A Preschool Scandal: Abuse, Oversight Failures, And The Fight For Safer Childcare

    Send us a text We confront a big-brand preschool scandal, then widen the lens to expose how staffing, oversight, and culture create the conditions for harm—and how to fix them with real accountability, funding, and courage. Along the way we answer listener questions, call out hiring red flags, and argue for licensing that measures safety culture, not just binders. • abuse allegations at a brand-name preschool and bleach-water incident • systemic causes: staffing crisis, weak oversight, corporate optics • fear and silence that block whistleblowing • parents’ tools: unannounced visits, incident logs, clear questions • educator survival: routines, pacing, co-regulation, mentorship • leadership actions: audit training, ratios, supervision, remove unfit staff • policy fixes: funding aligned to expectations, QRIS, continuous accountability • licensing reform: consistency, context, partnership over punishment • listener Q&A on overwhelm and handling a parent’s sexist, racist behavior • hiring red flags and interview answers that reveal fit • practical policies: why wage garnishment lives in the handbook If today made you laugh, think, or just say, Wow, that's my life, go ahead and subscribe and leave a review. Or share this with another educator who's one licensing violation away from quitting. Follow me : Website: https://www.abbreviatedlearning.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abbreviatedlearning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbreviatedlearning

    41 min

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Working in education is to stumble through your everyday! We love what we do, but staff, families, policies, regulations and sometimes even the children make us quit everyday then come back the next day. Just remember, you are not in this alone.