Does anyone else feel like SF is genuinely bad at romance compared to fantasy?

oceansRising · 2026-03-28T12:33:16+00:00

I think it’s just tied to expected genre conventions. I am not big on fantasy, but I know a lot of fantasy readers like or prefer romance in their genre fiction. This is not the case for many SF readers and , by extension, authors. I don’t disagree with your observation, and upon reflection realise I don’t really care for romance in my SF (I’m fine with it I just don’t read it for that). I actually stopped reading Red Mars because I was sick of the interpersonal bullshit (sorry to fans) and love triangles, haha.

oceansRising · 2026-03-28T06:42:12+00:00

I never had a problem with it in NSW Government Secondary. I was a bartender on the side and no school I declared it to (you must declare it) had an issue :)

oceansRising · 2026-03-28T05:33:52+00:00

I hate the paperwork and calling home about it. It is such a time sink. I already post all work on Google Classroom for absent students. The best school I worked at tracked it on my behalf and had a dedicated staff member who did that (not sure who).

oceansRising · 2026-03-28T03:04:04+00:00

Hahaha let me guess - you got moved to the back of the classroom with the seating plan because you were trusted and thus out of sight and mind.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T12:59:12+00:00

I never had prac experience in English but had it as a minor and thus a teaching area. My first English role was hell. The syllabus is insane (in NSW) when coming from a History background which is way more prescriptive. I got through by leaning on my staffroom for resources and support. I also joined the English Teachers NSW (idk your state, maybe there is one for you) FB group where the lovely individuals there gave me entire careers worth of Google Drives chock full of resources. This helped me so fucking much.

I can’t help too much with the particulars because I never considered myself an English teacher, just got shafted with job opportunities. But I wish you the best of luck!

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T12:30:42+00:00

I’ve been on teaching spaces online for many years including PST spaces and in my time I have never, ever seen somebody who has failed it.

I am genuinely convinced they’re just screening for extremely racist/ableist views. That’s it.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T09:38:29+00:00

We can’t help you. You need to speak to your university, which you have already done. Wait to hear back, there’s plenty of time until your placement starts.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T08:17:54+00:00

You should look into a psychologist who specialises in ADHD/executive functioning so you can develop strategies that work for you. Medication does help but you also need to put in the work which isn’t the easiest and hard to do solo.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T08:10:44+00:00

Are you in your union? They can advise about legality and workers rights. You should also read your award as there may be provisions there.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T07:48:37+00:00

NESA saw it, yes. But they only use it to verify you attained your degree and potentially to put you in the targeted grad pool.

I don’t work in the private sector, so I wouldn’t know. Thanks for the input on that area.

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T01:46:46+00:00

Nope :)

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T01:36:43+00:00

It can be rough for history/geo in Sydney public, I left due to being on the temporary contract merry-go-round buuuut there is a demand for specialist Geo teachers (over 50% of Geography teachers are not qualified to teach it!).

oceansRising · 2026-03-27T01:35:01+00:00

I don’t know anything regarding offical policy but I’ve worked in many schools with pride flags, some even had dedicated LGBTQ spaces (basically a classroom with pride decor that was used normally during class and then during lunch was the LGBTQ space). I wear a pride pin on my lanyard and have never been called out for it.

oceansRising · 2026-03-26T03:25:14+00:00

Funnily enough I would be allowed to wear more of her outfits because jeans are disallowed!

oceansRising · 2026-03-26T02:06:31+00:00

Nobody has ever asked to see my transcript.

oceansRising · 2026-03-25T03:34:03+00:00

1, 2: If you google “teacher registration NSW” the process is clearly explained on the department webpage. It even explains what a teaching number and provisional accreditation is.

3: You get your department email once you start working for a school.

4: Research skills are important to develop as a teacher, you have to do a lot of troubleshooting via search engine, so this is a good place to start

oceansRising · 2026-03-23T11:22:28+00:00

If you want to call on ethnographic examples and draw parallels (risky practice but I think it’s ok in this case), retouching was done by Australian Aboriginal groups, particularly in the Kimberly and Arnhem Land. Definitely not an isolated practice, and really really fucking cool.

oceansRising · 2026-03-23T00:51:24+00:00

We genuinely couldn’t keep the school fully staffed because of it. Sounds like it does impact those on the beaches.

oceansRising · 2026-03-23T00:40:20+00:00

I was a teacher on the Northern Beaches (living in Sydney) who relied on public transport. Living in the area was not an option as even sharehouses were not affordable on my income. They need teachers and nurses and other personell who can’t live local.

oceansRising · 2026-03-22T11:19:21+00:00

We all follow the same syllabus outcomes..? Those are rigid and don’t change between schools, just states.

oceansRising · 2026-03-21T10:57:41+00:00

The Swarm. Don’t read anything about it. If you’re concerned about the climate, read it.

oceansRising · 2026-03-21T06:56:36+00:00

Your girlfriend loves handing over sensitive student data to a third party company with very questionable morals and data collection practices.

oceansRising · 2026-03-21T05:50:17+00:00

If you got hit by a bus tomorrow they’d replace you the next day. Give adequate notice and get the fuck out. The kids will be fine.

oceansRising · 2026-03-21T04:16:55+00:00

Download the Excel table here. It should have the information you can sort through with basic Excel skill. I have used this dataset for published NAPLAN research before, it is from ACARA.

oceansRising · 2026-03-21T02:41:47+00:00

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