N: *Addresses audience and introduces our class

(Go back to classmates)

CL: (Makes lots of noise)

FWL: (Carrying homework to class)

Benjamin, run!

BT: (Run from back of hall to the front)

FWL: You very early hor Benjamin.

BT: Sorry, Ms Foo.

FWL: (Looks around the classroom)

Why is the classroom so dirty? Did you do your duty?

BT: No, I didn’t.

FWL: Why? Tell me?

BT: I am sorry.

FWL: Sorry no cure.

BT: Okay… (Walks to seat and sit down)

FWL: Did I ask you to sit? Come back!

BT: (Walks back sluggishly)

FWL: Think of 10 reasons why you were late. Think of another 10 reasons why you didn’t do your duty. Think of another 10 reasons why you are like that. Go! Go back!

Class, take out your narrative writing notes. I’ll give back all your horrible work!

E: (Freezes)

N: (Comes out as one of the students in Ms Foo’s class)

*Talk about punctuality responsibility of keeping class clean

E: (Unfreezes)

FWL: (Pass down homework angrily)

ML: (Knock on door)

HZ: (Queue up behind ML)

ML: Ms Foo, I got announcement.

(Put bag down, set up mike.)

Class, there’s a test tomorrow.

CL: Noooooo.

ML: No? Okay, no problem. So test tomorrow ah?

CL: Next week! Next week! Next week! (Chanting)

ML: Okay, tomorrow then!

(Leaves classroom, crying…)

HZ: (Look at Mr Lim. Knocks on door.)

Ms Foo… Can I interrupt your lesson for a while?

FWL: (Nods)

HZ: Okay, there’s a test on Static Electricity coming very soon, which is tomorrow.

CL: Huh???

HZ: It’s okay, it’s okay. The test isn’t going to be hard. The paper’s quite soft actually.

JN: (Laughs)

CL: Huh… Don’t study lah… Don’t study lah…

HZ: Class, if you don’t study for a test –

(Phone rings. Picks up phone.)

Hello. Eh, I’m… No, not having class, giving announcement to – Call you back later. Okay, buh bye. Okay, thanks Ms Foo.

E: (Freezes)

N: *Talks about the meaning of test, and how it is our responsibility to study for one to prepare for ‘O’ Levels.

E: (Unfreezes)

FWL: Class, you work is rubbish!

Huh, Jason! A lot of spelling error! Don’t even know there’s an ‘L’ in ‘public’.

Then, what kind of argumentative essay got character named John, Adelson!

Urghhh… Irritating!

(Crush homework into a ball and throw out of class.)

NYH: (Walks by T2, got hit by paper ball. Go behind curtain, put eye patch.)

Ou-ou-ouch. W-w-what the hell!

(Walks to class)

Ms Foo, I need to see my daughter, Ginny later.

FWL: (Nods)

NYH: (Bangs big protractor on whiteboard.)

Where are B-b-Benjamin and Ming Kang?

BT: (Raises hand.)

NYH: Where’s Ming Kang? He is absent uh?

BT: No. He’s acting as Mr Lim now. So he’s not here now.

NYH: Then, why you skip Timed Practice yesterday? You think E Math so easy don’t need to study is it? You wanna fight is it?

BT: No.

NYH: I want to see you during recess later. Ms Foo, I borrow my daughter for a while. Thanks.

GT: (Walks out of class.)

CHW: (Walks to class. Knocks on door.)

Ms Foo, can I make announcement?

Eh, T2. Where’s your holiday assignment? I wanted it yesterday but no one handed in. Ms Foo, you class uh.

OJH: Next week lah.

JK: After ‘O’s lah.

CHW: Eh, must call your parents already. If not you – Jia Sheng, are you listening? Eh, T2. You all ah, First lesson of the day, very tired. Before recess, very hungry, cannot study. After recess, very full, cannot study. Last lesson cannot study already because one whole day study already. Then when can you study? Really ah, I have to call parents already…

CL: Drop A Math lah! (Starts chanting)

CHW: (Walks off.)

E: (Freezes)

N: *Talks about having pride in your own work. Teachers responsible for marking and teaching, students must do homework diligently. Homework is to revise your stuff. Purpose of Timed Practice.

E: (Unfreezes)

FWL: Class, cannot be like that you know. You are all Sec 4 already. This is YOUR ‘O’ Level year. Not Mr Lim’s, Mr Hisham’s, Mr Ng’s or Mrs Chiu’s. Not mine okay. It is our responsibility to get you 15 A1s, but you guys must work for yourselves.

(Plays with laptop.)

You tell me, so how? Adelson?

AT: (Raises hand)

Can I go toilet?

FWL: No. You can, but you may not. So how?

AT: I’ll try to control.

FWL: I’m not talking about that. So, think lehs. You should emulate N’s attitude. See, so responsible…

THE END

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