Homelss Intel semi-finalist

nysmile
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:09:17 +0000

Xiggy, I agree with you. The top projects seem to be generated more by well established academic professionals than by the students themselves. This is why our small local public school stands by their philosophy that the research should be student centered and done by the student. The HS teacher insists that the student do his own work. Because the student does the work, he or she understands the concepts and process and can stand up before the panel and intelligently talk about their research. The chances of one of our students winning is slim to none when up against students getting help by college professors and having access to big labs. We don’t care—we’re proud of them and they can stand proudly knowing that they’ve made it on their own to the semi-finals. They probably get more out of the experience than those with college professors holding their hands and guiding them through every step of the research.