Denis McLean
'Whatever You Plant...' Promotes emphathy, boundaries and highlights consequences.
A new school year rolled in bringing new uniforms, new attitudes and a fresh start for all students. All except one. Jake had no intention of changing because he had plans for this new term. Big plans. The class had been told they were to receive a new teacher fresh from university and Jake wanted to make sure that this teacher would never forget his first class. But Jake had no idea, he would be that teacher.
Denis Mclean is a young man who, in his spare time, works with youth groups and also in the local Prisons, speaking as well as singing reggae gospel music. He lives by a Christian ethos and is married to his beautiful wife Sarah and also has three wonderful children, La-Tanya, Nathan and Hannah and Grand daughter Taejah.
e mail: dnsmclean@aol.com
Whatever You Plant...
“Good morning class, my name is Mr Rice. As you know I am your new teacher and I hope to…” “He more than hopes to, he will raise the standard of this class,” interrupted Mr Turbulence the Headmaster while giving Mr Rice an icy stare. “Now as you know, last term you failed as a class to finish your English coursework. As Mr. Rice is here on probation, it would be good to see if he can get you all up to date with your work by the end of the day!”
“He won’t,” Jake whispered, as Mr Turbulence walked out of the room.
Mr Rice continued “Well… erm, as I was saying, I hope to teach you lots of interesting things and I just know we’ll get on fine.”
“Oh no we won’t,” shouted Jake as the whole class burst out laughing.
“Now, now, let’s get started,” Mr Rice said nervously. He had discovered that half the class hadn’t finished their English coursework; he’d also found out that they had no intentions of doing so. This was especially true of their ringleader, Jake, who just rocked in his chair and scoffed “You’ve got no chance sir! You might as well go home now!”
“Well,” Mr. Rice said, “it’s for your future Jake. What you do in school will either help you or hinder you!”
“Oh I’ll be alright,” Jake said, “but you won’t.
