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9. Read the article by Tim Woodward, a journalist from ‘ Daily Telegraph’ and find out what is so unusual about Mrs. Watson and her method of teaching.
Don’t try passing cheeky notes
in Judy Watson’s class
because she’ll know,
even though she can’t see
Like most good teachers, Judy Watson knows immediately when her pupils step out of line.
So acute is her awareness of their antics, she can hear gum being illicitly chewed at the other end of the corridor, or detect when written messages are being passed under desks.
But what is most remarkable about Mrs. Watson and her impressive teaching style is that she is completely blind and relies almost entirely on hearing and touch to get through the day.
Her quick-witted method of dealing with classroom discipline has brought the respect of her charges, who rarely cause any problems with rowdy behaviour.
It is an approach which has earned her school a national award.
Mrs. Watson, 46, who teaches English, has risen to the post of deputy head at a busy 680-pupil mixed comprehensive school, where she is the only blind person.
Yesterday, as she was held up as an inspiration to others, Mrs. Watson, a married mother-of-two, told how she had confounded her critics.
‘When I first started out people said I would never be able to do it,’ she said.
‘I have built up a good rapport with the children, but of course they are not angels and I think they treat me just like any other teacher.’
Mrs. Watson takes her guide dog, Star, into class with her at Stanchester Community School.
She also has two part-time assistants – funded by the Education Service – who each work 15 hours a week converting school documents into Braille for her.
She reads a Braille register in class, with a pupil beside her to tick off the names, and shares marking with her husband – a 36-year-old social worker – at home.
The pupils assist her by always sitting in the same places and she has come to recognize everyone of their voices.
But, beyond that, she relies on her personal skills and instincts to teach unaided, occasionally summoning a pupil to write things on the blackboard for her.
Everyday, she is dropped halfway to the school, near her home in Stoke sub Hamdon, near Yeovil, Somerset, by her husband and walks the rest of the way with Star.
Her day consists of meeting parents and newly-qualified teachers and taking English classes with children aged between 11 and 16.
Mrs. Watson was born sighted but contracted glaucoma – which causes pressure on the eyes – and lost her sight when she was 20 while studying at Kent University.
One pupil at the school said yesterday: ‘Everybody loves her, she is a brilliant teacher. Nobody messes in her classes – she hears everything.’
Mrs. Watson was appointed in September. Shortly after taking up her post, she confronted potential doubters among her colleagues by holding a question-and-answer session.
‘We had a good chat and I think that put their minds at rest. They are all wonderful to me now and I have no problem,’ she said.
‘Many of the parents have also been very supportive and my husband is probably the most informed non-teacher in the country.’ ‘He is great. He works a ten-hour day then helps me with marking and paperwork in the evening.’
She added: ‘My biggest frustration is not being able to pick up a book and just read it. It is horrible having to wait for it to be transferred into Braille.’
Head teacher Glyn Ottery, whose school received an ‘investors in people’ award yesterday said: ‘Since she has been here she has proved we made the right decision in appointing her.’
‘She does as great a job as we had expected she would, if not even better.’
Kate Summerside of the Royal National Institute for the blind praised Mrs. Watson’s wonderful achievement. ‘Her story shows that despite the discrimination that blind and partially-sighted people face everyday, they can do many different jobs,’ she said.
‘We hope that her example encourages such people to seek their goals, whatever resistance they may face.’
10. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) and supply the examples from the text.
1. Judy Watson has difficulty in controlling her pupils as she is completely blind.
2. Her charges jump at any chance of causing problems with rowdy behaviour.
3. The school where Judy Watson works received a national award thanks to her impressive teaching style.
4. Mrs. Watson is deputy head at 800-pupil mixed comprehensive school.
5. All school documents are converted into Braille for her.
6. Judy Watson is doing everything on her own.
7. She was born blind and never married.
8. There are a lot of doubters among her colleagues.
9. Her husband is the most informed non-teacher in the country.
10.Blind people suffer from discrimination and face a lot of problems every day.
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