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Dungeons & Dragons to Bring Adventure (and Funding) to 200 High-Needs Classrooms (www.superherohype.com)
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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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[–] meyotch 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well my response was pretty glib and painted with a very broad brush. You used a finer brush to paint your picture.

Frankly, I think both views have merit. There were good results from patronage of the rich, but I hate seeing them used as justification for the continued deification of the rich.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There's just too much hero worship in American society in general. We go ga-ga for the rich, the beautiful, athletes, actors, musicians, etc. It can be frustrating. Here's to hoping it isn't always like this. Who knows maybe someday large amounts of people will watch hours long lectures on ethical philosophy, historiography, physics, etc instead of baseball, football, and basketball. Most Americans can't name their senators or their governor but can tell you the name of some obscure athlete from two decades ago.