A Revolution in Education

HCC students promote a 'Revolution in Education'

Leaders from K-12, Community Colleges and State Universities heard a call for a Revolution in Education Thursday during a presentation at Hinds Community College. MPB's Patty Davis has more.

Surgeon, scientist, and social activist, Dr James "Butch" Rosser told Mississippi's education leaders , it's time for a second revolution in America. An Education Revolution.

Rosser: Change needs to come, our country's in dire states. We have targeted that not bombs nor bullets are gonna get us out of this quagmire and prepare us for the future. We need weapons of mass instruction to be able to help retool America.

Rosser grew up in Moorehead, MS, the son of public school educators. He says video games could be the answer.. technology based learning that kids of all ages can use in and out of the classroom. Like a game that lets kids dissect a virtual frog. Or a math game that kids can play in the car. Jake White is a biochemistry major at Hinds., and uses an online program to help with math skills.

White: It's still a class setting but there's also online work that you can do that has tutorials and homework on there. It's helped me out greatly.

History major, Justin Baker likes the idea, but he has concerns.

Baker: It's more fun it's more interesting than you know, being in a book. But I do think, a lot of that would be great, but I don't think you can replace a teacher with a video game.

Former US Secretary of Education Rod Paige, a Lawrence County native, was part of the panel Thursday. He says technology based learning wouldn't replace a teacher, but it would add another layer of learning.

Paige: Technology provides a way where we can have more individual instruction than we've ever had before and it could be very effective.

Dr Rosser says technology based learning tools offer real world relevance to 21st century students, and believes integrating stealth learning tools can't happen soon enough.