John teaches Latin, Greek, history, rhetoric and literature at Western Academy and served on the school's development team. John also teaches online courses in government, American history, and western civilization for a Houston-based homeschool co-op operated by the Institute of Catholic Cultural Studies. Prior to joining Western Academy, he was the Academic Director of the Center for the American Republic, a program of the Free Enterprise Institute, where he organized and led educational programs for students, teachers, academics and concerned citizens.
John is an attorney licensed in Texas, providing legal services to educational non-profit organizations. John received a BA in Philosophy with minor concentrations in English and Classics from the University of St. Thomas, completed doctoral coursework in Philosophy at Rice University and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center.