The Electronic Baby

My brother is currently a middle school student in 8th grade. His health teacher has recently assigned a project that requires all her students to care for an electronic baby for an entire week. The purpose of this assignment is to teach students the responsibilities of parenthood and to hopefully encourage students to engage in safe sex. This baby my brother is currently carrying around, has a small micro chip in it that records every time the baby is neglected, dropped, or left unattended. I remember when I had to do the same assignment when I was in 8th grade. Although it sounds far fetched, this assignment really works. The hassle of carrying a baby around everywhere and listening to it cry all the time is definitely enough to make any 13 year old rethink parenthood. I thought this assignment was one of the more helpful experiences I got in school. It was the only assignment that I felt I could relate to my real life and that is why it was so beneficial. 

If more students could have an assignment like this I think we could avoid teenagers like the one that was on the Maury show!! Watch this, you won't believe your eyes: