text: Secondly, video communication doesn't just benefit the professor and video callers of the class, but it also benefits the other students in that class! More students at home means more of an empty class, a more empty class means less distraction, and less distraction means more working, teaching, and listening gets accomplished by the class. Less students in classes also means that the students there get more hands on time with their professors! Professors are also much less stressed with a tiny class compared to an enormous one. There definitely aren't any negative effects to having: smaller classes, more student engagement, and less distractions.