In fact it was John's mother Adah who undertook most of the teaching of her son since, as a married woman, she was prohibited from working as a full-time teacher in Massachusetts at that time.
Sa katunayan, ito ay John's ina Adah na undertook karamihan ng pagtuturo ng kanyang mga anak dahil, bilang isang may-asawang babae, siya ay ipinagbabawal mula sa trabaho bilang isang full-time na guro sa Massachusetts sa oras na iyon.