Elissa Yick, Erica Mugimu, and Deziyah Ricketts also contributed to this article.
As the ‘26-’27 school year begins at Malden High School, Scott Zuckerbrow is ready to make an immediate impact. Zuckerbrow has prior teaching experience in Lawrence and is described as an energetic and youthful person who is happy to try his best with teaching and getting to know students.
“He brings a lot of math knowledge and a lot of support to our students. It sounds to me like his goal is to make students feel confident in their math abilities and to find success when they’re in his classes,” Boyle House Principal Caitlin Quinn said.
For the past 15 years, Zuckerbrow has been teaching in many areas, including New York, where he taught for nine years, and Lawrence, where he has taught for the past five years. With the schools in New York being prominently diverse, his experience drew him right into Malden High School. “Malden stuck out to me because it’s the most diverse school in Massachusetts,” said Zuckerbrow.
Zuckerbrow did not always know he wanted to become a teacher. He has always favored math over other subjects, and while studying at college, he looked at some career choices that involved math. He has worked in middle and high schools and has worked with students from everywhere, making him realize he loved the job.
Outside of school, Zuckerbrow enjoys spending time with his friends, cooking, sports, and reading. He suggested the idea of becoming a sports analysis reporter as a backup plan if he did not become a teacher.
Over his fifteen years of teaching, his favorite part of math has been watching students realize math isn’t what they think it is. “A lot of times students think math is just these procedures that we have to follow, and they miss out on all the other things that math can be,” Zuckerbrow said.
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