PERFORMANCE TASK IN SPC-TLE 1

What to do:
 Get an EGG to represent a new born baby. Pretend that you have just become a parent.
 You may draw a FACE on it. You may also want to FLIP a coin to determine the gender of your egg
baby, if it’s head (girls), if it’s tail (boys).
 This will illustrate that you do not get to choose the sex of your baby.
 Each of you will have your own little egg “baby”. For the next four (4) days starting on June 20, 21, 22
& 23, 2023.
 That means you will have to keep it warm and dry and protect it from accidents.
 It means you have to know where it is all times. Do not leave it inside your bag, in the classroom or
locker (if you have).
 You have to treat it as if it were really a little baby.
 You must take it with you wherever you go.
 The teacher will always check your egg babies inside and outside the classroom.
Answer the following questions after the given days of being a parent to your baby egg.
1. How did your “baby” change your daily routine? If you had a real baby, would you be willing to
cut back on your social life and stay at home?
- At first, it gave me excitement. As thought of having a real baby even though it is just an egg. The
baby had changed my daily routine in a way, wherein I started to not forget my baby egg when I go
out of my boarding house. I even think of her at all times. Thus, considered being part of one of my
daily activities at home. From waking up early in the morning and then checking her out to leaving
the house where I always brought her wherever I go out.
Moreover, if I had a real baby, I think I would not cut back my social life, I’d love to go roam around
and introduce my baby to other people, since I think they would love it too. Aside from that I don’t
want to be a killjoy person. Therefore, I am allowing my baby as well as myself to socialize with
other people, because that is how things work now. But all of these will happen after I get married
probably at the age of 28.
2. How are you feeling about your “baby”? Do you have negative or positive feelings about the
experience?
- As a practice mother, I think I had both feelings. The negative feeling would be, it is hard to carry
your baby wherever you are. Sometimes, I get tired of bringing my baby, but I have to carry through
my responsibility. On the other hand, there are lot of positive feelings that I had felt and experienced.
Like, getting excited when I wake up and see if my baby is in the right and safe place. Another is
whenever I go out and bring her with me, placing her on her crib and holding her with gentle and
care. Lastly, I am thankful that I have her, because there was this time I was exhausted and I have no
one to talk to about my feelings, but then when I turned to her she was smiling at me and I told her
about the things that made me exhausted. In short, she was my companion, a friend to talk to when I
was down, and a baby who cheers me up all day
.
3. Can you imagine yourself becoming a real parent now? Five years from now?
- Honestly, I haven’t seen the vision of becoming a real parent right now. And if I say five years from
now, I’d be 27 that time, I’m not in my desire age to get married, so probably I think not yet.
However, if God blessed me by that age, then I would heartily accept the fact that I will become a
parent. The fact that time I have already a work, and maybe my parents would be asking me to give
them grandchild, so it would be a yes.
4. How did you find infant care? Was it easy? How much did it cost?
- Well, speaking from my experience I’d totally say it was hard. It was never easy for me. When I had
my baby egg, she gave me excitement. The first day was quite easy, but as days went on, I was kind
of busy but then as a mother I still had to carry her and take her wherever I am. So, I had a little
adjustment and difficulty because I have to be with her all the time. But the thing is, as a mother of
my baby egg I have to protect her at all costs, that’s why every time I’m away from her like an inch
away I would look for her and see if she’s safe. On the other hand, I wasn’t able to spend much
money on her since I have those girly things that I could give to her.
5. What things would you have bought if your egg baby was a real one? Do you have the money you
need to take care of your baby? Can you get money easily?
- First things first, if my egg baby was a real one, I don’t want to get her hungry so I will buy first the
foods that she needs, especially milk. Second, it would be her necessities like bath essentials, skin
essentials, clothes, footwear, pampers, toys and books to read. I will say I don’t have money to buy
all of these if I have a baby at the age of 21. But if I already graduated, passed the exam, got my
licensed, got a stable job and married happily then I probably say I have the money to take care of
my baby.
Nevertheless, in the world full of crisis, getting money is not that easy. You have to work hard, so
that you can earn money. By that you can buy all the things you want for your baby.
6. What are your learnings and take aways on this performance task? How did you feel having your
own baby? What can you advice to those young individuals who would want to settle down as
early as 20 years old?
- The performance task helped me realize that having a baby can give you bumpy feelings. It made me
feel that reality is harder than you think of. It also gave me lessons and reminders to always keep
your baby safe and do not ever leave your sight away from her. Moreover, I feel thankful that I met
and have my baby egg, she was precious to me even though she couldn’t speak. She became my pal,
and I became attached to her to the point that even though the performance task is time bounded, I
will just keep her by my side. I don’t have any plans to crack and throw her just like an empty shell.
Lastly, the advice that I can give to those young individuals out there who aspired to become an
early mom, I’d say to them not to. To not rush themselves in getting into the situation they first want
because they dreamed for it, but you’re like getting yourself into a pit wherein you could never go up
again. To the young ladies, have your baby when you’re at the right age. And when I say at the right
age, it means you are mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially capable.