I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this. On one hand I feel like it is definitely true that everyone learns differently, but is it necessary to cluster and give labels? Just because I like to highlight and be organized doesn't always mean that I learn things better by visuals. Sometimes I learn better by hearing a story or by actually handling the material I am learning.
My stand on this topic is going to agree that learning styles don't exist. A teacher, however, should experiment with multiple ways of teaching. A classroom is full of different students and not one of those students is identical. Just because you use a different color for terms, a different color for definition, etc. does not mean that only the visual learners will grasp it better. It could be that everyone benefits!
Great Picasso head and good understanding of the learning style debate! I agree that learning styles may not exists but it is still a useful way to plan for teaching!
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