NYC school ‘falsifies’ English credits with Dungeons & Dragons ‘class’

[Kamaji]

NYC school ‘falsifies’ English credits with Dungeons & Dragons ‘class’

By Susan Edelman
July 1, 2023

It’s not readin’ or writin’ — but roleplay.

A Brooklyn high school gives students English credits for playing Dungeons & Dragons — a practice teachers blast as shameless scholastic sorcery, The Post has learned.

It’s one of the wizardly ways that Gotham Professional Arts Academy achieved a 91% percent graduation rate last year — despite 79% of students marked chronically absent and half deemed unprepared for college.

“During the course of the semester, I’d say I wrote about three to four paragraphs,” said a Gotham student who notched an English credit by enrolling in the twice-weekly D&D meets.

“It’s more of a club,” a classmate agreed.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/01/nyc-school-falsifies-credits-with-dungeons-dragons/

[PeteS in CA]

Geez! Even a student playing one of the "Empire Builder" crayon rails games learns some geography (possibly excepting "Iron Dragon"). But D & D? What can be learned from that?

[Kamaji]

Geez! Even a student playing one of the "Empire Builder" crayon rails games learns some geography (possibly excepting "Iron Dragon"). But D & D? What can be learned from that?

Mad dice-rolling skillz?  Performing arts/acting skillz?

[bigheadfred]

Mad dice-rolling skillz?  Performing arts/acting skillz?

English class is all about art-iculation. 

[PeteS in CA]

English class is all about art-iculation. 

When it comes to art, the "train" cards for "Iron Dragon" and "Lunar Rails" have some pretty cool artwork.