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by JumpCrisscross 1335 days ago
> the problem isn't so much with the assignment, but with the idea that assignments only have value if they are graded

There's grading and evaluating. Writing something you know won't be read, except for the purpose of being scolded for missing key words, is close to useless pedagogically. Someone motivated enough to learn from that (a) didn't need the assignment and (b) deserves better.