I am a Teacher.
Whether history or writing, the key to learning is the story.
After ten years in the classroom, I can tell you no kid ever learnt anything he didn’t care about. The hardest–and most important–thing for a teacher to do is find the heart in the story and invite the kids to care. All my classes begin with this in mind: that it is through the stories we tell that we learn who we are, and it is from the stories of the great women and men of the past that we learn to be better versions of ourselves.
I teach logic, rhetoric, poetics, history, and writing, but they all come from and return to the same thing: we are children of a creator, and he made us to hear him in stories.
Currently teaching at:
- Liahona Preparatory Academy, Pleasant Grove, UT (many distance-education/online options)
- Mount Liberty College, Midvale, UT (some online options available)
- Education Underground, about which I say very little in public. But you can email me (mrc at aliasmrc.com), and I’ll be happy to tell you all.
In case it matters: Mr. C graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in Classics (Roman History) and minors in English and History. In April 2025 he’ll graduate from Mount Liberty College with a Master’s in Classical Literature and Pedagogy.
His past teaching experience includes:
- Ensign Peak Academy (2016-2019)
- South Valley Leadership Academy (2015-2019)
- Leadership Education Academy (2009-2014)
- Harmony Education Services (2012-2014)
- George Mueller Academy (2013-2017)
- Lumen Scholar Institute (2016-2019)
Also see the copious testimonials on the home page.
Teaching Locations
At Liahona, I teach Junior High and High School history, M-Th 9:30am-10:20am (JrH), 10:25-11:20am (HS).
For the 2022-23 school year I will be teaching US history. Email me at chrisjones@liahonaed.com to learn more.
Defense Against the Dark Arts (2023-24)
ELA 1010 Thinking and Writing (Writing, Logic, and Rhetoric): Wed. 1pm-4pm (Fall semester)
ELA 1020 Thinking and Speaking (Basics of public speaking/debate): Wed. 1pm-4pm (Winter semester)
Contact me at cjones@mountlibertycollege.org, or find more info on the Mount Liberty College website.
Or watch the following video to see if Mount Liberty is for you:
Simulations:
- Raleigh NC June 4-7, 2024 (some tix still available)–YES Week: The Grimm Truth
Underground Legion:
- Boise, ID: Three Empires: Egypt, Greece, Rome–Alternate Fridays, 1pm, beginning Sept 6, 2024 (online 16x, onsite in Boise 8x) ending May 2, 2025 (apply at mrc@aliasmrc.com)
- Boise, ID (and online anywhere!): Writing to Publish–a writing workshop for serious young writers, weekly 11am-noon, beginning Sept 6, 2024 (online from Lehi 30 classes, onsite (and online) from Boise 8 classes) ending May 2. Every student that attends and does the work will be published at the conclusion of the class. Apply at mrc@aliasmrc.com
- Lehi, UT: Writing/Publication Workshop Mondays 1:30pm beginning September 9, 2024 (see description above and on link at left)
Events
HAPPENING NOW
Three Empires: Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Start Date: 09/06/2024 | End Date: 05/02/2025