Chloe Kwan

I like to play it out and cover the truth, but I have to say, I absolutely hated it.

Even for reference, if I quote from my bright pink Hello Kitty diary, I wrote, I hate science.

It's so boring.

Even a snappy message from my eight year old self detailed very clearly and very fervent hatred of science, which poses a question.

How does a child who, quite frankly, was told off continuously for asking why and how, express such hatred for science?

And not only that, but so early on in their schooling career.

This growing disinterest has followed us throughout our childhood as we grow up.

And now, as I enter year 10, I see my peers' curiosity about the world slowly dwindling and disappearing.

The sad part is I've since realized that curiosity in science is not only slipping away now, but many people began losing the reins from the moment they entered the education system.

This has been mentioned and studied time and time again, revealing that a key issue holding us back from our future is stimulating an interest in science and technology.

This is not a mistake or an outlier.

It's a clear issue that needs to be studied, understood and overcome.

So let's go back from time to a place far, far away.

Primary school science.

This is where we must begin and ask, why?

As an experiment, let me ask you to picture a scientist.

If you're anything like the general population, you picture a genius, maybe an old white man with spiky hair and funny glasses.

This is not uncommon.

But if I were to ask everyone to picture a scientist, how many people would actually picture themselves?

The truth is, at heart, everyone's a scientist.