Author: tniederpruem

Today was the last day of my experience at Northview Middle School 🙁 It was honestly very sad to leave and even the students were quite sad. It has just been an amazing last few weeks and I will forever be grateful for my time spent in the classroom. I was able to make a… Continue reading Experiences End, Memories and Lessons Live On

This journal is more about a broad lesson/realization that I have just been starting to take notice of. I like to read the news on my phone everyday, from things like sports to US news to international news. Plenty of times, I just read the headline and assume that that is what the major takeaway… Continue reading Importance of Reading Every Line

When it comes to religions, businesses, or any type of organizations, there are a few defined rules/guidelines/events that must be followed. In Islam, there are 5 pillars that every follower must take part in. The first one deals with how everyone must believe that Allah is the only God and that Muhammad is the messenger… Continue reading The Prominence of Pillars

With only 5 more ICR sessions left, I thought I would provide an update as to how things are going and what is occurring over in Washington Township at Northview Middle School. Recently, we have been learning about the months and the weather. The weather has been a big topic and the students are really… Continue reading ICR Update

Often times, there is some religious and/or sacred reading or teaching that goes along with a certain religion or faith. For christianity, there is the Bible, and for Islam, the Qur’an. In the Qur’an, there are a lot of “suras”, or sections, that explain and tell a story or lesson relating to the Islam faith.… Continue reading Parallels in Books

On October 21st, from 7pm-9pm, I was fortunate enough to attend the showing of the movie “Tyrus” in Robertson Hall. It gave an in-depth look of Tyrus Wong’s life and his impact on the art world. Tyrus was a Chinese-American artist who has worked for Disney, WarnerBrothers, and Hallmark. In attending the event, I was… Continue reading Tyrus Wong American Masters Movie Event

As the second part of the semester gets underway, we shift our focus from China onto Islam and everything that it embodies and means. Personally, I do not have much of an understanding of what Islam is or what muslims stand for. I almost see that as a good thing because a lot of this… Continue reading Islam Introduction

It really is crazy to think how much content you can fit in 6 weeks or so and be able to retain so much of it. Starting with Ha Jin, then onto Confucius, and things like Mencius and yin-yang, and a bunch of other elements dealing with Chinese teachings. It is cool to learn a… Continue reading China Conclusion

There are many people in life that we could point to and say that he or she made a big difference and really set some sort of standard in some way shape or form. For a lot of people, they would say Confucius, and I can see why. Confucius really drew out and explained what… Continue reading Confucius Confusion

A good laugh is very healthy every once in a while, but there is that line that should not be crossed. Whether the joke is about something, someone, somewhere, the joke should have some good nature to it but we all know that that is not always the case. In “A Bad Joke” by Ha… Continue reading Jokes That Cross The Line