英语翻译Ihavebeenteachingforthelasttenyears.Duringthattime,Ihaveworkedinpublicschools,universities,extracurricularprogramsforK-12,adultbasicliteracy,andadultenrichmentclasses.Myyoungeststudentwasa6year-oldbuddingactr

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　　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.