> if I were a student in the class, I don't think this scheme would really do anything for me.
Maybe it would. Maybe it wouldn't. Whether it does or not is irrelevant. It's whether it get's more people to put effort into a system they normally wouldn't (something that is proven time and time again). Branding something as X might not be important to you, but for the vast majority of people, that brand categorizes it in their mind.
It's easy to dismiss this, but I think if you look at what choices you make in your life, you'll find areas where the brand something is given impacts your choices, even in the slightest ways.
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> if I were a student in the class, I don't think this scheme would really do anything for me.
Maybe it would. Maybe it wouldn't. Whether it does or not is irrelevant. It's whether it get's more people to put effort into a system they normally wouldn't (something that is proven time and time again). Branding something as X might not be important to you, but for the vast majority of people, that brand categorizes it in their mind.
It's easy to dismiss this, but I think if you look at what choices you make in your life, you'll find areas where the brand something is given impacts your choices, even in the slightest ways.