Islamic centers are undergoing a diverse and dynamic transformation as different generations are coming together to make up today’s growing Muslim community.
As a teacher mentor and supervisor, I often would engage teachers in case studies of common parent-teacher conflicts. We would read from the scripts while role playing.
A clean environment is a blessing. A dirty, trash-filled, or otherwise untidy environment is more than just an eyesore. It can cause people who have to function in such an environment to experience mental illnesses, such as depression. It can decrease our productivity and creativity.
In Japanese schools, students clean the entire school in the last 15 minutes of the school day. They grab the brooms and mops and scrub down the hallways, classrooms, and bathrooms.