Hello, Harrah,

As a teacher / editor / writer, I would like to make you feel welcome on Steemit. This is a great platform for writers, since it's essentially a mass blog. And of course, it can be used as a great teaching / study tool.

In fact, I've been uploading a vocabulary dictionary for learners of English, called Vocab-ability. Here's a link to my latest post in this series ... https://steemit.com/writing/@majes.tytyty/b-vocab-ability-a-more-powerful-vocabulary-this-post-includes-all-entries-beginning-with-the-letter-b-this-is-a-revised-post I hope it helps you learn, and if you end up teaching, I hope it helps your students, too.

As for writing, it takes a lot of time and practice, not to mention confidence. I too was (am) somewhat introverted, and I still feel a bit hesitant about writing material that people have to read.

Of course, writing is a craft, and we have to learn and refine our craft continually. I realized that if I write well, and write about things that matter, and write in such a way that captures the interest of the reader, it can be very rewarding.

From your intro, I can tell that you have solid abilities as a writer. Just keep at it. (I'll be here to encourage you, at least as long as you need it. ☺)

Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.

1. Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2. Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3. Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4. Be yourself.
5. Be interesting and informative.
6. Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7. Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!