Some students at Chickahominy Middle School in Hanover County want to revolutionize education, and they need your help to do so.
Seven of Susan Mudd's gifted students are finalists in the World Series of Innovation, and the public will pick the winner in online voting that ends Friday.
The World Series of Innovation project is offered through the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and is sponsored by Microsoft.
Students Samantha Conway, Zach Stephens, Serina Guy, Dylan Rice, Sterling Saunders, John Libby and Axel Bax, developed EduHarmony to help struggling students around the country meet their academic goals.
The service matches students with tutors who can teach to an individual student's learning style and makes tutoring "vastly more effective," said student John Libby.
"Every student learns differently, and it doesn't make sense to teach one student a way he or she won't learn," he said. "We're hoping to get the idea of individualized education out there."
Mudd said the service was developed to help students behind on their studies as well as those seeking enrichment to skip ahead in subjects.
Her students are competing with two other schools across the nation in the college and career readiness products or services category. Winners will be announced Sunday, the final day of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
If Mudd's students win, they will receive $1,000 worth of gift cards from Amazon.com, a classroom grant and the opportunity to meet with a representative from the U.S. Department of Education to discuss their ideas.
It's an idea the students want to become a reality.
"We believe that if this program were put in place, it could revolutionize education," John said.
Mudd, who is in her first year teaching at Chickahominy Middle, was drawn to the World Series of Innovation program because it offers her students — all 36 participated — the opportunity to work on real-world problems and develop 21st century skills.
"To me, it was a no-brainer. I really thought it was high level, it was engaging, and it was meaningful," she said.
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