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Renee W.
@nayzer
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Mom, wife, teacher, geek
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May 22, 2017
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nayzer
education
2017-06-06 03:38
Making It up as I Go: Inventing a Language
The interest in constructed languages (conlangs) has exploded in recent years, due in large part, I think, to shows like Game of Thrones that feature several intricately detailed conlangs. But for a long
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religion
2017-05-29 23:44
Take Me to Church (every two decades or so)
Yesterday morning I attended a church service for the first time in probably 20 years or more—and man, oh man, putting that in writing makes it seem even longer. To be totally honest, I didn’t even want
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education
2017-05-28 01:29
Are You the Gatekeeper? I'm the Keymaster.
I never thought I'd need a Ghostbusters reference to explain my teaching philosophy, but here we are. Being a teacher is something I always thought I’d enjoy and be good at, and I’d say that’s been mostly
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feminism
2017-05-26 03:43
Dropping F-Bombs: I've Become a *gasp* Feminist!
Why is “feminism” a dirty word? Why are so many women who otherwise view themselves as proponents of equality, freedom, and liberty still reluctant to be called “feminists”? Why are so many men who claim
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books
2017-05-25 02:16
BOOBS!...I Mean, BOOKS!--The Books That Made Me Me
Oh wow, sorry for the confusion! But now that I have your attention, allow me to make it up to you by sharing a listicle about books, and feel free to feast your peepers on my most recent office shelfies:
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education
2017-05-24 00:14
Let's Get Ready to Rumble!--Superfight in the College Classroom
As I mentioned in my introduction post, I teach English at a community college. The bulk of my course load is made up by freshman composition courses because nearly every degree program offered by our
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memechallenge
2017-05-23 02:37
Meme Challenge #18, Entry #3: Oops
Yeah, I sank to bathroom humor. I'm not proud, but the 12-year-old who lives in my brain thinks this is hilarious.
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memechallenge
2017-05-23 02:27
Meme Challenge #18, Entry #2: It's So Meta
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memechallenge
2017-05-23 02:18
Meme Challenge #18, Entry #1: Workplace TMI
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introduceyourself
2017-05-23 02:10
A Great Big Howdy from an English Prof Who Gets Lit
Hi, y’all! My name is Renée ( @nayzer ), and I joined Steemit at the urging of my best friend, @jrhughes—since she’s basically the smartest person I know, I tend to take her recommendations to heart—so
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