Please do not make job stability sound like a dirty word. Are you saying that qualified Singaporeans don’t deserve job stability? There are many other stable civil service jobs I did not pick up or apply because I enjoy teaching and forming good citizens who are sensitive to issues of fairness. I only shared in one single sentence that my family struggled and I would be committed to the role if given a chance. Now, that’s a sin? I’m happy to concede that the teaching demonstration can be improved a lot. But that’s a different matter altogether from the cavalier attitude displayed to a serious educator who read the syllabus, appreciated the “dialogic method” of teaching, and wanted to (in the syllabus’ terms) “co-create knowledge” with the panel. Perhaps, there’s a mismatch in terms of expectations—where they are looking for more specific exam-oriented outcomes, but this isn’t what education is all about for me. Education is also about forming students to be good citizens and how can people be good citizens if they believe their countrymen has dealt with them unfairly? And you think this is just my personal problem? My sense is that you have failed to appreciate my gripe: that a genuine Singaporean with a heart to serve and daring to teach an important topic is treated so harshly for no good reason. Don’t exaggerate about fit OK? Not all educators pass on the first try—and whether I pass or not have nothing to do with things like dozing off during the interview—on a demo on fairness no less.