I wonder to what extent this is students who would have stuck it out now taking the easy way and to what extent it’s students who would have just failed now trying to stick it out.
We’re either handicapping our brightest, or boosting our dumbest. One part is concerning, the other encouraging .
What percentage of the dumbest will be boosted? What makes a person dumb? If they are productive and friendly, isn't that more important?
What percentage of the dumbest will fall farther or abandon heavy learning even earlier?
Honestly it seems like we're doing both most of the time. It's hard to only optimize resources for boosting the dumbest without taking them away from the brightest.