Are classroom sizes getting too big? David Weale, a lecturer at the University of Prince Edward Island, decided to take things into his own hands by offering students an unconditional B- (70%) in the class if they do not show up. About 20 out of 100 students took him up on the offer and even negotiated the initial offer of 68% to a 70%. From the CBC
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He [David] argued that cutting the size of the class is good for everyone. "It was uncomfortably large and a lot of the people who have taken the deal didn't want to be in the class anyway. They weren't going to learn very much."
There's nothing unusual about his offer, he said. "Happens all the time. I'm just upfront with it."
Weale had only one assignment for the dropouts: walk to the registrar's office and pay for the course.
The fee? "Over $400, close to $500," he said. "They're not doing something for nothing."
Needless to say, the University wasn't too happy. I wish my classes were like that.
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