Everyone is a winner – students who are failing will now get “NC” or no credit. Thus, failing a course will not factor into one’s GPA: Western Oregon University implements a strength-based grading approach to enhance student success – Western Oregon University (wou.edu)
In theory, there may be merit to this concept – then again, in practice, it might become yet another educational idea doomed to success (as my Dad used to joke – and he was a Columbia educated Professor of Education).
