Hi Michele,
I too have a very diverse population in my classrooms. I have students right out of high school, or who never finished high school. I also have students in their 50's (older than me) who have many life experiences that they want to apply in the classroom.
I had been finding it very difficult to reach both sides at the same time until I realized that they were all going into a field that is new to them. They are all on the same level in some respects.
