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Dungeons & Dragons to Bring Adventure (and Funding) to 200 High-Needs Classrooms

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In a press release today, Wizards of the Coast detailed its plan to aid classrooms through a partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org. Through an application on the AdoptAClassroom website, teachers can apply to receive one of 200 $100 rewards to pay for expenses in 4-12 grade classrooms. Winners also receive an official D&D library, including:

Player’s Handbook
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Monster Manual
Candlekeep Mysteries
D&D Essentials Kit
D&D Campaign Cases – both Creatures and Terrain
D&D Afterschool Club Kit, including a copy of D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

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It’s okay to be both.
$100 would cover a ton a basic supplies for a classroom and you clearly don’t have kids if you don’t think so. I buy supplies for teachers all the time and $100 covers plenty.
Yea, it’s also an attempt to drum up more business for them but they are a business. Why are we expecting pure benevolence from a corporation?
Do you also think rich white dudes who built libraries and universities in the 20th century did it benevolently? No. But we still appreciate the outcome.
- You might find this Wikipedia article interesting. It goes to your library and university comment.
  
  Yes, that is a good topic to introduce. These things don’t just happen. Small powerful groups of people take it upon themselves to keep things the way they want them.
If this starts trending in mainstream news, what are the chances of another satanic scare over this game happening again from the far right?
- Maybe but all those DND players from the original 70s and 80s scare are adults now I don't think it would have the same traction.
- Only if people looking at Pathfinder. It's more queer which is terrifying to right wingers. So I give it like 10% chance and up up 25% if paizo gets in on the game
Wow, $100! That's almost 3 whole seconds worth of revenue for them!
Plus they're plugging their products into the lives of kidsz who will then grow up with their products and be more likely to purchase them as adults.
Don't be fooled into thinking this is an act of benevolence. This is marketing through and through.
- Apple did the same thing with computers in schools and Google's doing the same thing with Chromebooks right now. I honestly thought this is more of a PR thing to help their image. I don't think 200 schools just is enough to actually move the needle. This could be a pilot program though. I have a hard time seeing how this could be used in the actual classroom. As an elective definitely but I don't see history teachers using DND and having to write a lesson plan around it and all the accomodation paperwork for anyone with an IEP. Some teachers already find that stuff a pain in the butt for traditional lesson plans. Who knows though it could happen.
- That's very true! It's also true that D&D teaches math, reading, problem solving, and creativity. Win-win.

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