Holistic Education Simply Explained

New to the concept of holistic education? Let me tell you this: while the term gained traction in the 1980s, especially after the release of “The Holistic Curriculum” by John P. Miller, the actual practice of holistic education? It’s been around for centuries. As Miller himself put it, holistic education didn’t just appear, it’s been…

Culturally Responsive Teaching Simply Explained

Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has gained attention in recent years, largely thanks to Geneva Gay’s landmark book Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice. Gay made the concept accessible, practical, and deeply rooted in classroom realities. But here’s where confusion sets in: CRT is often conflated with culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP), a framework Gloria Ladson-Billings…

Design Thinking Simply Explained

Ask any teacher what makes learning meaningful, and you’ll hear words like relevance, curiosity, empathy, and hands-on problem solving. Now what if I told you there’s an approach that brings all of this together? It’s called design thinking. It goes back to the 1960s. Herbert Simon was one of the early voices who said design…

Mixed Methods Research Simply Explained

In previous posts I shared here and elsewhere, I discussed both qualitative research and quantitative research and in this post, I talk about mixed methods research. I also created an illustrative visual that you can download for free at the bottom of this page. What is Mixed Methods Research? Creswell (2019) defines mixed methods research…