Mama's Pride

It was my son's oral exam at his Sibika class yesterday. each student was required na magpakitang-gilas ng kakayahan. they could sing, or dance, or recite a poem.
but this being the last grading period, we wanted his presentation to be unique.
the original plan was for him to teach the class the solar system because he could really describe it well. but i thought, it'd be refreshing if he showed the class something new and something he's really interested in. so i suggested conducting a science experiment.
i asked my mom who used to be a science teacher to teach us. we came up with a simple one entitled "The Obedient Egg." We prepared two glass bottles, one filled with tap water, the other with salt solution. Next, we painted one big illustration board blue (to depict the ocean) and drew seaweeds and waves. using my glue gun, i pasted divers and sea creatures (seahorse, octupus, stingray) taken from my son's stash of plastic toys. then I added velcro fastening on top of the waves.
Exam time. he brought out his props and "commanded" the eggs to float. one did. he explained what made it float then took out the toy ships he brought and fastened it to the ocean scenery, explaining how the same principle makes ships float in the ocean.
he ended his presentation with a trivia question and rewarded the winner with a bar of chocolate.

he got a perfect score.
he got the whole class' attention.
he got them all involved.
he made all of them listen.
they all had fun.

his presentation, simple and colorful, was even borrowed by his teacher, to be presented during the faculty day.

i've no words to explain how proud i am of him.
and it's amazing how his triumph makes me cry,
till now as i write.