Matt DeJong is a business teacher at John Mall High School in Huerfano, Colo., and a candidate in the ASPIRE to Teach program.In this article from the Huerfano newspaper, Matt shares important insights on the COVID-19 virus’s impact on students and families. Matt is an excellent example of a career-changer who, like several ASPIRE candidates, is able to leverage his his previous career to great success in the classroom. Having worked through a banking and housing crisis in 2008, he is able to bring important lived experience and perspectives to these difficult times.
