“Kids aren’t interested in becoming scientists”
Do the schools still do science fairs (or whoever did them)?
Interesting question, I have no idea. I know it is not, and never has been done in our area (San Francisco peninsula). My granddaughters in Des Moines, Iowa, go to an excellent public school, where they regularly take kids to science museums and discuss science including hands-on exhibits, and their local library also is excellent with hands-on teaching. They get hands-on experience with science. Far better than anything here in the SF area (which is mostly non-existent).