It continually amazes me to see the proliferation of good coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly regarding its effects on the education system and the students in it. Yes, the attempt to somehow transfer the traditional classroom to an online environment was a disaster that left many students bored, but another story has emerged showing how a pandemic misfire turned into a pandemic blessing.
Caden Fritz is a Minnesota teen about to start the school year as a university freshman. But a couple years ago, when he was stuck at home during the pandemic, he was just another bored high school student, Minnesota Fox 9 reports. To counteract his boredom, Fritz started his own business, beginning with pressure washing and moving on to custom deck building. He now manages Fritz Construction, a company that employs up to 50 people, many of whom are his high school classmates.
