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Coleen Hensey:
The life, times and ponderings of a Primary School Pedagogue

True Intelligence ~ Inspiration or Perspiration?
What is the true meaning of intelligence? What is its source and where does it come from? Is intelligence fathered by the voiced needs of...
Coleen Hensey
Apr 7, 20244 min read
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The Teachable Moment
Can we reinstitute the superb significance of the Teachable Moment? The teachable moment ~ that rare and invaluable moment where every...
Coleen Hensey
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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What Does Self-Care Have To Do With Differentiation?
I would say... absolutely everything! If we return to the roots of what differentiation is about and its purpose in responding to what a...
Coleen Hensey
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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Wisdom
What is Wisdom and What is its Source? Why is it that, in many regards in Western society, there has been a diminishing of the...
Coleen Hensey
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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A Tale of Two Teachers
Anecdotal evidence of what guarantees longevity in the teaching profession until well past retirement age. Teacher 1, Primary School...
Coleen Hensey
Feb 8, 20244 min read
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Born a Teacher, Die a Teacher?
2024. The current statistics indicate that the profession of teaching is in trouble and is failing to recruit young teachers who can stay...
Coleen Hensey
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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