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@mekkaokereke What’s the point of grades? Is it:

FORMATIVE FEEDBACK: “You’re good at this, not so good at that. You did well enough at prereq X to take class Y.”

RANKING: “Hey, employers, grad schools, you suck at interviewing, but don’t worry, we’ll tell you: this student is better™ than that student.”

MOTIVATION: “Work hard or the institution will punish you”

CREDIBILITY: “We only grant degrees to people who actually did something”

These are all in •direct• mutual tension.

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