Sturgis Journal: Infant simulator is eye-opening
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At Mendon High School lessons under the parenting unit of the life skills class leave some students convinced having a child is something they’re not ready for, reports the Sturgis Journal.
An “infant simulator,” produced by a Wisconsin company called Realityworks, gives high school students a chance to experience life with a baby. The doll is weighted proportionate to its height. Its temperament is set at medium through a computer program controlled by Walbeck. Lower settings result in a docile child, while a higher setting reflects the personality of a baby who demonstrates severe distress.
Excerpt: Billie Stewart, a junior, learned a lot in the 48 hours she was in the care of the lifelike doll. The biggest lesson she learned, however, pleased her teacher, Gayle Walbeck. “This is why I’m not going to have a kid until I’m, like, 35,” Stewart said.
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