Adam Zelin

Overall, for senior Adam Zelin, online learning is more difficult than in-school learning, but does have pros and cons. According to Zelin, one positive is that since people are isolated, fewer people will get sick, and the duration of the pandemic will be decreased. 

Zelin said that one con is that there is a lack of direct instruction from teachers, and mental help is a concern because everyone is in their homes, isolated from everyone else with few people to talk to.

Zelin said that he has some classes that are difficult and have a lot of  work, such as language classes, where students learn from speaking, not reading. “My learning style makes this difficult for me. It is extremely hard for me to learn with teachers just posting assignments. I learn best from teachers talking directly to me and explaining. I learn more in school than in online learning because there is a lack of communication, and it’s frustrating in certain areas,” Zelin said.

As a senior, Zelin said he was looking forward to finishing the year and being with his SWR friends before going off to college. “The end of the year is going to be sad, not having fun activities like a scholarship night,” Zelin said.