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Deaf students’ teacher set to retire - Education - News | Liverpool Leader
BUSBY Hearing Support Unit teacher Jo Butler has been teaching children with hearing disabilities for so long she has taught two generations of families.
But after 32 years of teaching both mainstream and hearing support unit classes, Mrs Butler is retiring.
She began teaching mainstream classes in 1967 and has been teaching children with hearing disabilities at Nuwarra Public School’s hearing support unit since 2002.
She has taught children with hearing disabilities for 30 years.
Mrs Butler said teaching children with hearing disabilities was both rewarding and challenging.
“It’s not so easy getting their attention, you have to train them to get them listening,” Mrs Butler said.
“In a mainstream class you want the children to be quiet but in a support hearing unit class, you want them talking more.
“We want them to socialise, communicate and learn to read.”
The hearing support unit at Nuwarra has five teachers and is one of the largest in NSW.
Mrs Butler has been teaching a class of seven students who have varying levels of hearing disabilities.
Teachers’ assistant Rhonda Burke said the unit would miss Mrs Butler’s experience.
BUSBY Hearing Support Unit teacher Jo Butler has been teaching children with hearing disabilities for so long she has taught two generations of families.
But after 32 years of teaching both mainstream and hearing support unit classes, Mrs Butler is retiring.
She began teaching mainstream classes in 1967 and has been teaching children with hearing disabilities at Nuwarra Public School’s hearing support unit since 2002.
She has taught children with hearing disabilities for 30 years.
Mrs Butler said teaching children with hearing disabilities was both rewarding and challenging.
“It’s not so easy getting their attention, you have to train them to get them listening,” Mrs Butler said.
“In a mainstream class you want the children to be quiet but in a support hearing unit class, you want them talking more.
“We want them to socialise, communicate and learn to read.”
The hearing support unit at Nuwarra has five teachers and is one of the largest in NSW.
Mrs Butler has been teaching a class of seven students who have varying levels of hearing disabilities.
Teachers’ assistant Rhonda Burke said the unit would miss Mrs Butler’s experience.