Jennifer Zito

 As quarantine drags on, SWR physics teacher Mrs. Jennifer Zito spends time with her five children, her husband, and her dog and cat. She is either cooking for the whole family or distance teaching, so it sometimes gets a little crazy.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Mrs. Zito said. She tries to keep sane with Kempo classes, which she participates in over Zoom. 

When she’s online for school, Mrs. Zito slows down her lesson plans so her students can complete assigned reading. With the Regents exam cancelled, she said she can slow down the speed of introducing material.

“There would have been a good deal of time we would have spent reviewing for the Regents at the end of the year, so I’m more than happy to slow down so the students can leave with all the Regents curriculum under their belts,” Mrs. Zito said. She added that she is happy with the way SWR is handling distance learning.  

Like many other teachers, Mrs. Zito works all day and sometimes into the night. She tries to give each student unique, individual feedback on their work so they have a secure understanding as to what is going on. 

“I hope my students are comfortable enough with me to say they don’t understand something, or if I’m asking too much of them,” she said.