This week, AP Psychology students weren’t just studying responsibility — they were cracking the code of responsibility by taking on one of life’s toughest roles: being a parent. More specifically, these students were required to take care of an egg for an entire week: bringing it to classes, posting updates on an Instagram account, arranging for it to be egg-sat, and even taking it to practices and social events.
To examine this further, Fischer High School AP Psychology teacher Mrs. Sanchez noted that, “Each student had to constantly watch their ‘child,’ never leaving it unattended, making sure they posted both the good and bad moments on Instagram, and most importantly, not letting it crack.” While she believed it to be a simple task, having kids of her own, eight people managed to crack their eggs multiple times in the span of the week. Let’s just say parenthood might need a little more practice.
Students were able to get really creative with their posts, sharing “welcome homes,” birthdays, and even taking them out to fun events.
As any parent would tell their child, taking care of them isn’t easy, and this week, these high school students learned that for themselves. In fact, Aliyah Guttman, a 10th-grade student who took care of the egg “Sereggna Vanderwoodsen,” stated that, “Taking care of the egg was really hard. There were even moments when I just wanted to leave it in my locker and come back to it a few hours later.” Another student, Yaheli Pinhasi, taking care of “matcha egg,” noted that, “Watching this ‘child’ was basically impossible. I had to take it everywhere with me, and when I brought it to volleyball practice, it got hit by a ball and cracked. I definitely learned my lesson: being a parent is not easy, and eggs are way more fragile than I thought.”
Overall, this project gave students a real taste of what it’s like to step into their parents’ shoes. By caring for something so fragile, students gained a new appreciation for the constant responsibility, patience, and attention that parenting requires.
