John is a seventh grade social studies teacher at Lakewood Middle School. He has been teaching at Lakewood for the past six years. John previously worked in the sales and manufacturing industry for 20 years, he chose to return to school and finish his education program he started 28 years ago. John’s favorite part about teaching is being around the students and seeing them laugh and smile. He enjoys seeing students expand their knowledge and realize they understand the topics. A fun fact about John is that he likes turtles.