Keith John Sheen was a New Zealand educationalist.
16 Facts About Keith Sheen
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Keith Sheen was educated in Gisborne and trained as a teacher in Christchurch.
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In 1950 Sheen became liaison officer at Auckland University College, before moving to the Department of Education, where he held several positions.
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Keith Sheen was appointed to the Commission on Education in 1960, and in 1966 was appointed Director-General of Education.
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Keith Sheen's parents were John Edward Sheen and Minnie nee Hillman.
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Keith Sheen's mother died while he was still young, and he was brought up by his father, who was a carpenter.
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Keith Sheen attended Gisborne Central School and Gisborne High School, where he was dux in 1928.
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Keith Sheen taught as a probationer at a small school near Gisborne.
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The school suffered with a pest problem, and Keith Sheen's daughter said that he grew skilled at killing rats with a frying pan.
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Keith Sheen attended Christchurch Teachers' Training College from 1930 to 1932, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1930 and an MA with first class honours in Latin in 1931.
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Keith Sheen won a postgraduate scholarship and studied at University College London, graduating with a PhD in French in 1935, with a thesis on the work of Paul Adam.
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Keith Sheen was a senior master at the school by 1950, when he was appointed to the position of liaison officer at the Auckland University College.
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In 1960 Keith Sheen was appointed as secretary to the Commission on Education.
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Keith Sheen was appointed Director-General of Education in 1966, succeeding Arnold Campbell, and retired in 1971.
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Keith Sheen published privately a translation from Latin of the elegies of Propertius in 1977.
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Keith Sheen was a keen tennis player, and while at Canterbury a champion hockey player.