Interviewing Mr. John

By: Theodore Cunningham

October 2022

picture of Mr. John

Mr. Shaka John is a 7th grade social studies teacher here at Clifford J. Lawrence JHS. Mr. John was born on a Caribbean Island called Dominica but then moved here later on in his life. When he first moved to the US he lived in Dayton, Ohio and grew up there but later on moved to Boulder Colorado. He was adopted, but he knew about his biological parents.

Mr. John has also been teaching for 17 years now and this is his first year teaching social studies although his degree which he got at University of Dayton allows him to do either social studies or science. When he first went to college, he wanted to be in criminal justice but eventually decided to be a teacher. He told me his favorite part of teaching is seeing people grow and develop, and that his favorite school subject is Philosophy.