Hello Everybody! At my school, middle school and high school get laptops. But first they have to go through something called the Eggcellence Test. The Eggcellence Test is a test, well not really a test, where all of fifth grade has to carry around one blown out egg for four days. From Thursday to the next Monday we had to carry around an egg.
We had to decorate it and construct a safe case for it too. It is supposed to teach us responsibility and care for a delicate piece of technology.
On Thursday last week, I set off to school with my egg. My case was a peanut-butter jar with a red fuzzy sock inside it. Everything was going great, I got to school and showed my friends my egg that I called Omlette. It survived without a single crack until around 12:35. My teacher had to take a picture with our eggs out at the assembly area but fourth grade was using the assembly area at that moment in time. So we went back to our classrooms and my teacher said we would take it at around 1:00. I walked into the classroom and somebody bumped into me. But it was my fault because I wasn’t holding it as well as I could have been. My egg went flying and then it was all over. Done. There was a gaping hole in the side of my egg so I knew that there was no fixing it. It was over. What happened next was remarkable. I felt the saddest that I have ever felt in my life all squeezed into one moment. Thinking back on it, I think it was because my dad is an I.T Coordinator and one of the leaders of this project, and his own daughter let him down.
Omelet 2.0
I had to fill out this thing called an insurance form where you have to get seven people to sign it, including my dad. The purpose is to have lots of conversations to help you reflect on it. Also to meet some of the important people for us next year. Even though I was really sad and scared when I broke my egg, people I talked to made me feel better. I also learned a lesson (teachers love to hear that) about being responsible and taking responsibility for my actions instead of blaming others.
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Also, I have heard about some rumors that I just want to clarify with you lot.
1. MacBook Airs are easier to break.
Actually they have less moving parts, so they are less likely to break. And they work faster.
2. People are locking the computers down.
Don’t worry, they are not locking them down. They even said that they want us to take responsibility for it before locking it down. That would be a last resort.
3. We can’t install our own software.
You can install your own software, don’t worry.
A real cool and well written story! Omelette’s tragedy goes straight to our heart squeezed with sadness and compassion for you both. I love this project, and would like to adopt it for our 6 graders, if we may. A truly creative daughter and dad!
“What happens when people open their hearts?”…”They get better.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
I have just shared your blog with all the six grade teachers at the American School of Paris! Thank you for the inspiration!
Such an impressive answer! You’ve betean us all with that!
See I did look at ur blog
scrambled egg now…..
Never seen a bteter post! ICOCBW
I think that its great of you to reflect back to what happened to your egg…
Great story!
Superior thiinkng demonstrated above. Thanks!
Hi. I am a teacher at the American School of Paris and I just read your blog story.
First, I want to tell you that you are a very talented story teller!
Next, I want you to know that I don’t think you could ever let your dad down. That your egg broke, that you took the consequences and learned from them, and that you took responsibility for it makes a mom or dad really, really proud. And that you felt so sad when your egg broke says that you really love your dad.
Finally, I want to tell you that, because of your story, I have decided to do this same thing with my 6th grade science students next year. We will design the cases as part of an engineering project but use the idea of “laptops zipped in your case” as our IT twist.
I love the insurance contract part and how you had to talk to adults at your school. I would like to know more about that, if you wouldn’t mind sharing.
You should be really proud that, because your egg broke, you have inspired other people in other parts of the world. I think that make you a kind of hero!
I hope you had a good year and that your laptop is still beautiful after a year of use.
Have a fun summer.
Karen Lovett
6th grade Science
American School of Paris
Wow!
For one I never thought anybody would read this! This is pure amazingness! I never thought that this would happen!
Thank you all for helping me so, so much! I really appreciate it!
Izzy Plaman
Blogger!!!!
Well written blog, Izzy…..I love your sense of humor. Don’t worry, you didn’t let your Dad down, in fact it was quite the opposite! Thanks for sharing .
So your egg cracked izzy. Point out to your dad that this challenge would work if you were using windows products. Macs are far better constructed. But seriously, embrace the opportunity afforded you in a 1:1 setting. That is still rarified air for most students in the u.s. let alone the rest of the world. Make the most of it and see you stateside soon.
Kudos! What a neat way of thnkiing about it.