[tsumnia]

> Still, it was kind of annoying that some students only wanted that. When you have massively-high-achievers and middle-age homeless students with obvious struggles in the same class, the UMC people angling for their particular needs and also trying to min/max every class start to seem kind of off-putting. Not to blame anybody really, but it had a real feeling of inequity-upon-inequity to it.

As a former CC instructor and adjunct, I will say that these students have really helped my mindset as I continued through with my PhD. I had former forklift drivers, single mothers, etc. as students and it really made me think about activities like homework - the reality is that they did not have the same amount of time to work on homework like the traditional 18-25 demographic. Rather than shrugging my shoulders and saying "oh well", I would block out time in class so they could work with me available, started my YouTube channel to avoid minor emails, etc.

NC State is more a traditional 18-25 demo, but I've tried to carry on the same mindset. These are people with their own things going on in life. Since I allow attending lectures via the web stream, I've found out that I've had students attending while waiting to pick up their children from school.

[RealityVoid]

> Rather than shrugging my shoulders and saying "oh well", I would block out time in class so they could work with me available, started my YouTube channel to avoid minor emails, etc.

This is great, I only wish I could be more like that,putting more into the world that I know will be useful in the long term.

[tsumnia]

Without getting into it, I've had a number of "unfortunate events" in my life, many during college. As a result, I sort of recognize that "life happens" and it can suck at times. If its any consolation, the videos have saved me hours of time. They can be annoying to make, but I do always get a kick when I see a "thanks" notification from someone out there just trying to learn Microsoft Access.