https://twinery.org/2/#stories/e8065974-ca0d-f832-3d0d-5c428d2ce4b3/play
This game is based on a completely true story which is unfolding back in my home school district right now. I hope that it causes people to think a little more deeply about our public school system, and how react to problems within it. I liked how the twine game layout made it so that it could be really complicated. The issue doesn't really have a "winning" scenario. So that's fun. I think this assignment could definitely be used to introduce students to being advocates for a cause. Students could go on to explore these issues more deeply in a devised piece.
Here are my references:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/hazelwood-schools-cut-music-gym-teachers/article_add3c025-f970-53b7-bb77-1f7b3907d81f.html
http://legacy.ksdk.com/story/news/education/2016/02/12/hazelwood-school-district-clarifies-budget-cuts/80319424/
http://fox2now.com/2016/02/12/hazelwood-school-district-clarifies-plans-to-cut-6-6-million-from-budget/
In my game you played as a parent of a 3rd grader who plays the trumpet. You are informed that your school district is cutting music education in schools. You have to make choices whether to protest and go to school board meetings, do nothing, or possibly move away to a wealthier area or enroll your daughter in a private school. There is no real winning scenario. The school board can't magically make money appear, and moving away or changing schools doesn't change the situation in Hazelwood school district.
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