JumpStart Teacher Spotlight Jim Hatfield, Mt. Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, IN

June 2020 | mailchimp.mp

In his 41 years of teaching at (Indiana’s) Mt. Vernon HS, Jim has had students in his classes from a full range of socio-economic backgrounds and each with unique personalities. Jim says, “A common need of all high school students is a need to be taught positive behaviors with their money and finances, to be encouraged and given the tools to incorporate a “Pay Yourself First” mentality, and provide guidance on how to become financially independent over their adult lifetime.” Jim says this is his goal with each lesson and concept introduced into class. He tells his students at the beginning of each semester: “Personal Financial Responsibility will be the most important class you take in high school- Why? Because upon graduation from high school, each and every new day you will deal with some lesson, topic, or concept we discussed in class over the semester.”

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