Mr. Bentley is a history and geography teacher at SJHS. He enjoys outdoor sports, especially snow sports, and water skiing. He lives in Lindon with his wife and five children.
Mr. Bentley has been teaching since 1986, when he started at Box Elder High. “I taught history to sophomores and juniors,” said Mr. Bentley. Mr. Bentley explained, “Growing up I enjoyed helping others with their math and so I decided in high school that I wanted to be a math teacher, which changed to social studies when I started college.”
Mr. Bentley’s students think that he is cool too. “I like Bentley; he is really funny,” said Thomas Mills, a ninth grader. “In class we are learning about the middle east and its many countries and conflicts,” he said. Mr. Bentley is also teaching his class about the themes of civilization and what makes a culture a culture.
Mr. Bentley loves teaching and his students love learning.