Mr McLellan

I loved English with Mr McLellan. He taught us punctuation by threatening us with 'Death or hospital!' if we got an answer wrong, dramatically thrusting his right fist up for 'death' and left for 'hospital'. There was an atmosphere of excitement, some giggling but total engagement. On Mondays he would begin the lesson by reading out selections of the homework we had handed in for him to mark at the weekend. He would comment on what he particularly liked about each piece. Having your work read out 'professionally' was a big thrill. And if that weren't reward enough there was the anticipation of finding out whether you had earned a merit. Writing was a very positive experience with Mr McLellan which meant we were happy to keep on going. We were eager to please and elated when we did.