@otowa Please don’t feel intimidated. One of the things we’re always trying to understand as instructors is how to get people to apply what they learn. In other words how to DO and not just consume. Some people find competition motivating, or a grade / XP value is motivating/affirming, or seeing the work of others motivating. This is why XP exists and why we encourage people to share their WIP regularly.
On the other hand, those same things can have the opposite effect on other people. If that’s you please understand that the only goal in all of this is to learn and APPLY yourself. If you find that you’re more productive avoiding other students’ homework threads and avoiding grading / XP all together, that’s absolutely fine. Let me know and I won’t grade your work. I’ll still give you feedback if you like but no grading.
As long as you’re productive this month – creating stuff – that’s all I really care about!
