Ryan: I think so many of these educational dilemmas could be solved with my invention of "unit-based-curriculum."

https://medium.com/@davevolek/unit-based-curriculum-81d610bfc857

But by basing pass/fail on small units rather than grades or semester-long courses, many of these discretions will go away. Students will get a quicker feedback.

The article is a lengthy read by Medium standards. This UBC will require a big investment, which means I cannot see it being implemented soon.