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Science Fairs: The Missing Piece of the Education Puzzle

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By Brayden Noh

When I started middle school, I was motivated to learn. I looked forward to continuing the positive experiences from my elementary school where we learned through fun activities such as building with Legos and going outside to study nature. But I quickly found out that middle school was different. It was less playing and more sitting in a chair all day. I began mentally disengaging from my classes.

Despite being enrolled in a wide variety of subjects, teaching methods were identical for every class. It was one PowerPoint presentation after another. One quiz after the next. We rushed through topics too quickly to actually learn about them. I was losing motivation and interest. Even the subjects I enjoyed, such as science and history, became colourless as the repetition continued.

By the time I moved to higher grades, I was paying less attention in class, waiting until the last day to study, and barely passing my exams. I studied not because I was curious, but only because I feared that I would fail. It was clear the teaching styles were not inspiring me to learn.

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Brayden Noh has participated in many science fairs and has received several honours and recognitions, including winning 2nd place at the ISEF Grand Award. He is an associate member of Sigma Xi Research Honor Society and has been published in Elsevier’s Journal of Energy Storage, as well as SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles and IEEE. Currently he lives in Alabama and researches hybrid electric vehicles.

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Brayden Noh
Brayden Noh
Brayden Noh has participated in many science fairs and has received several honours and recognitions, including winning 2nd place at the ISEF Grand Award. He is an associate member of Sigma Xi Research Honor Society and has been published in Elsevier’s Journal of Energy Storage, as well as SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles and IEEE. Currently he lives in Alabama and researches hybrid electric vehicles.

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