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I'm a huge fan of the whole concept, but boy, do I dislike the term ungrading... I can totally see how that wakes up certain associations that are obviously false, particularly in people not familiar with the concept. Maybe ungrading needs upgrading? :)

As someone who's struggled tremendously to get through years and years of mc tests and other horrible forms of standardized testing, I can see how the approach fuels imposter syndrome in people ('your tests were horrible, you do not belong here'). I seriously don't see how people could see alternative solutions as a problem. It almost sounds like they feel threatened, but by what? I wonder if there's a correlation between probability of high achieving on standard tests and their openness to alternative approaches.

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