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Mary Justena S.

Mary Justena S.

Little River-Academy, TX
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Grammar Guru and Word Wizard with 41 years of experience

As a Word Wizard, I have worked magic with the beautiful nuances and seductive subtleties of our exquisite language for more than 40 years. As a Word Warrior, I have done battle against those pesky errors, both large and small, since I was in junior high, proofreading my friends' papers. I tutored English and proofed/edited papers to help make my way through college. Then I had the ultimate honor of teaching reading and writing to 7th-12th graders for 31 years. So, I definitely have the necessary skills and talents. I did plenty of proofreading, editing and evaluating I taught an average of five English classes every year, each with an average of 20 students. Each student wrote numerous essays, book reviews, a fully documented research paper, an original short story and a collection of poetry. Unfortunately, none of these hours show up as experience on this site (or any other. I am NOT targeting Upworks.) I have taken several tests on this site and scored "Above average", "Top 30%" and "Top 10%" I truly wish potential employers would reconsider the 100+ Upworks' hours requirement. I have always had a super critical eye for grammatical errors (yes, I'm "that one" who proofreads text messages.) However, when it comes to editing, I try to be a bit more compassionate. Thirty-one years of working with 12-18 year olds has also sharpened my people skills. I recently retired, so now I have a very flexible schedule.
Rating is 4.8 out of 5.
4.80 Nov 3, 2022 - Nov 7, 2022
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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jun 27, 2021 - Oct 20, 2021
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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Apr 26, 2020 - Jul 29, 2020
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Jan 11, 2020 - Jun 7, 2020

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May 3, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Sep 22, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Jul 26, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jan 28, 2020 - Jan 29, 2020

"Was excellent, profesional and quick. Thanks"

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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Aug 8, 2019 - Aug 12, 2019

"Justena did a wonderful job proofreading summaries of talks that we had written up, pertaining to a scientific conference with speakers from around the world. She did her work quickly and professionally, and I can highly recommend working with her."

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Rating is 4.5 out of 5.
4.50 May 6, 2019 - Jul 6, 2019
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Mary Justena S.

Mary Justena S.

Little River-Academy, TX
Job Success
Top Rated
64
Total Jobs
1,643
Total Hours

Grammar Guru and Word Wizard with 41 years of experience

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As a Word Wizard, I have worked magic with the beautiful nuances and seductive subtleties of our exquisite language for more than 40 years. As a Word Warrior, I have done battle against those pesky errors, both large and small, since I was in junior high, proofreading my friends' papers. I tutored English and proofed/edited papers to help make my way through college. Then I had the ultimate honor of teaching reading and writing to 7th-12th graders for 31 years. So, I definitely have the necessary skills and talents. I did plenty of proofreading, editing and evaluating I taught an average of five English classes every year, each with an average of 20 students. Each student wrote numerous essays, book reviews, a fully documented research paper, an original short story and a collection of poetry. Unfortunately, none of these hours show up as experience on this site (or any other. I am NOT targeting Upworks.) I have taken several tests on this site and scored "Above average", "Top 30%" and "Top 10%" I truly wish potential employers would reconsider the 100+ Upworks' hours requirement. I have always had a super critical eye for grammatical errors (yes, I'm "that one" who proofreads text messages.) However, when it comes to editing, I try to be a bit more compassionate. Thirty-one years of working with 12-18 year olds has also sharpened my people skills. I recently retired, so now I have a very flexible schedule.
Rating is 4.8 out of 5.
4.80 Nov 3, 2022 - Nov 7, 2022
Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jun 27, 2021 - Oct 20, 2021
Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Apr 26, 2020 - Jul 29, 2020
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Jan 11, 2020 - Jun 7, 2020

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May 3, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Sep 22, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Jul 26, 2019 - Jun 7, 2020

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Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jan 28, 2020 - Jan 29, 2020

"Was excellent, profesional and quick. Thanks"

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Aug 8, 2019 - Aug 12, 2019

"Justena did a wonderful job proofreading summaries of talks that we had written up, pertaining to a scientific conference with speakers from around the world. She did her work quickly and professionally, and I can highly recommend working with her."

Private earnings
Rating is 4.5 out of 5.
4.50 May 6, 2019 - Jul 6, 2019
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