A dashiki-wearing African teacher chasing the American Dream struggles with culture shock as he navigates delinquent teenagers and eccentric colleagues at his new school.
Michael starts his first day as a high school history teacher but ends up teaching a subject with which he's unfamiliar; Ms. Randolph finds Michael in a compromising position at the end of his first class.
The students in Michael's class debate whether they should sabotage his teaching career and get him fired, and Michael doles out risky advice to the Robotics Club.
Michael gets caught in a difficult situation when his personal life impacts his work, and he steps up when a student's life is put in danger.
After Rodney stirs up trouble at a Family Night event, Michael teaches his students a valuable lesson, and Michael tries to talk Carson out of transferring schools.
