When a student couldn't find a sitter for his baby, his professor stepped in to help

While teaching an algebra class last week, Morehouse College Prof. Nathan Alexander multitasked, using his right hand to write on the board and his left to rock a student's baby daughter to sleep.

When Wayne Hayer couldn't find a babysitter for his daughter, Alexander told him to bring her to class. The professor noticed Hayer was having a hard time taking notes while holding his daughter, so he offered to take over so Hayer could pay closer attention. The baby was quiet the whole time, and even fell asleep, leading Alexander to quip, "My lecture must be getting boring."

His students were impressed by his ability to teach while holding a baby, and they posted pictures online, which soon went viral. Alexander told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution it's important that he offer his students assistance, giving them any necessary accommodations to help them learn and be successful. "Teachers do this in their own way every day," he said. "This is what they do." Catherine Garcia

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