英语翻译Ihavebeenteachingforthelasttenyears.Duringthattime,Ihaveworkedinpublicschools,universities,extracurricularprogramsforK-12,adultbasicliteracy,andadultenrichmentclasses.Myyoungeststudentwasa6year-oldbuddingactr
英语翻译
Ihavebeenteachingforthelasttenyears.Duringthattime,Ihaveworkedinpublicschools,universities,extracurricularprogramsforK-12,adultbasicliteracy,andadultenrichmentclasses.Myyoungeststudentwasa6year-oldbuddingactressinatown-sponsoredartsenrichmentprogramforelementarystudents;myoldest,aJamaicanimmigrant,agrandmotherbeginningattheageof63tolearnhowtoread.I'vetaughthonorsstudentsinacollegehumanitiesprogram,andseverelyhandicappedyouthinapublichighschool.
Thebreadthofmyexperiencehasenrichedmyteachinglife,butleftmewithoutaluxurysomeofmycolleaguesenjoy-thesense,asIwalkintoanewclass,foranewterm,thatIknowwhatmystudentswillneed,andhowbesttoshareitwiththem.ThisisnottosaythatI'vebeentossedblindintotheclassroom.Inmostcases,I'vehadenoughpreptimetogatherwhatseemlikeappropriatematerials,andfindoutsomethingaboutthestudentsI'llbeworkingwith.WhatIhavenothadisthecriticalmassofsamenessthataccruestotheteacherwhostaysinthesamesetting,atthesamelevel,formanyyearsinarow.Icannotassumethatwhatworkedlastsemesterwillworkthistime.
Asaresultofmyever-changingcontext,I'vespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthecraftandpracticeofteaching,asseparatefromcoursecontent,ageofstudents,sizeofclass,orinstitutionalsetting.
