From: Sean, Pri 4, Tao Nan School
If I were Ben, I would choose to take the school mascot’s place (even though it is a potato!), as being suspended would stop me from learning at school. It could be very embarrassing, but it would be better than missing school.
Gaining friends at a new school might be hard, and could be even harder after losing them all, especially if you’re a potato. Still, your parents being disappointed in you would be much worse.
As a quiet boy, Ben would almost never get more friends since he would barely talk. Under group pressure at the canteen, Ben should have ignored his friends and not throw the hot dog. He should have told his friends to stop throwing food in the canteen altogether. But, if Ben had not thrown the hot dog, he would have lost all his friends. So, Ben may feel like he had no choice but to throw it.
In a nutshell, group pressure can be hard on people. Everyone should make the right choices when under group pressure.