alt Hacker NewsIn an astrophysics class I had in college , the professor called on a student to solve a problem, he got it wrong, and the professor said "if you would come to my office hours you would know how to solve this" - the students response was something along the lines of "sorry, my parents are crackheads so I need to work two jobs to pay for school"
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bombcar • yesterday at 4:05 PM
Plot twist - the student's dad was the professor.
I think once they start having homework in kindergarten "doing all the class work during class" is a goal that won't be reached.
With all empathy that sucks and is not fair - but should office hours be removed because one student could not attend?
Many of the professors I have worked with that I respect have different methods for helping these students- for example sending them an email after class, offering explicit direct help & advice. Or connecting them with a better job, or a research position.