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The only Philomena I've ever known was a child I taught as an entry-level teacher, and she was approaching the end of her high-school career (in Grade 9, and older than the others): a very limited child, pleasant enough and quiet but so incapable of succeeding at anything work-related that she found it easier to be lazy and passive. I didn't have a clue what to do with her, so I pretty much let her goof off. She was pleasant and polite, so the first element of the meaning was fine, but not exactly known for her strength of mind!