(Module 2) Assignment: Topic 4

Who is a Singaporean? How do we reconcile our different ethnic backgrounds with this overarching identity? How can this relate to the profession of teaching, where diversity is increasingly being subsumed to the needs of globalisation on the one hand and cultural inclusivity on the other?

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