A University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) lecturer makes no excuses for offering students a 70 to not show up for his course. But the administration gives his deal a failing grade. David Weale said he made the offer because the class is too big and some students aren’t interested in being there.

David Weale believes his class is too big. About 20 students–out of a class of nearly 100–took him up on it, he said. He teaches an introductory course on the history of Christianity. Weale, a retired professor who came back as a part-time sessional lecturer, said he originally offered students a 68 to go away. “But they negotiated with me and got it up to 70,” he said. A 70 is a B-minus at UPEI.

Weale is more than just a lecturer. He’s an author, storyteller and actor and consistently one of the more popular teachers on campus. His knack for teaching island history while using local phrases and tales means his courses were always packed.

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