DeWyze said as time went on he met a couple teachers, one teacher specifically---Amy Silverman---who helped him realize until he is on his own, "you don't know how to get to a place in your life where you want to be."
Silverman, who now teaches special education at Buffalo Grove High School, said she first met DeWyze when he signed up for Upward Bound, a Dist. 214 Adventure Education Program during the 2002 summer. She was one of two teachers who led the 11-day trip where everyone went camping, backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and more.
"The next school year he became a student of mine at Forest View, where I had him in class all day for two years," said Silverman. "Since then, I have become very close with the entire family, I went to see Lee's first performance while he was still in high school and have seen almost every show since then."
According to Silverman, DeWyze self-taught himself to play all kinds of instruments and sing beginning at age 15. She said he never had any formal training or lessons.
"I am a nice guy, I was always a nice guy that just made bad decisions," said DeWyze on the show. "It's always good when you're in a situation when you can make a change because you never know how it's going to affect you later on in life."
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