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Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame
Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame Zachary Dettmore of Lyndhurst has always carried a certain amount of shame around being a blue-collar worker. Although his mom has a doctorate and his dad has a master's degree, the 29-year-old never even attended elementary school. He was unschooled. At home, Dettmore followed a curriculum related to childhood learning that he says allowed him to pursue an avenue of education that he was passionate about. Construction. Two decades after firmly deciding he was going to be a contractor, Dettmore has a thriving business with two employees, two vehicles on the road, a house and money in the …

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by Cecilia Levine