"Open your Huo Dong Ben to page 37," Ms. Priya said, her voice echoing in the tense silence. "Let's go through the answers for Section 3: 'Managing our Diverse Society'."
Wei Jie had tried on Section 3. He really had. He'd written about racial harmony, about the importance of National Day, about not judging someone by their favourite hawker food. But his answers were scribbled, desperate guesses. He stared at his first answer: "List two benefits of a diverse society." He had written: 1. More types of food. 2. Can learn new swear words in Tamil and Malay. Huo Dong Ben Answers Sec 3
Silence. Then, from the front row, a boy named Raj, who always sat alone, turned around. He gave Wei Jie a small, almost invisible nod. "Open your Huo Dong Ben to page 37," Ms
"That's okay," she said gently. "The Huo Dong Ben is for your learning, not for perfection." He really had