Learning Styles Don't Exist

Many people have different opinions on the theory that learning styles exist. Personally, I believe that they do, but do not need to always be used. Most teachers want students to learn meaning base rather than learning styles. Educators often think that some people have better learning styles than others. For example, some individuals will have better visual memory than another, which is not true because some material all people have to learn visually (the map).
Unless students take active rolls (asks questions, research), the ideas just disappear rather than are remembered for a long time. Facts and definitions are often not remembered. For example, after taking a test I have studied for I often forget the material. Human beings have different intellectual strengths, nobody is the same. Education made to teach everyone the same is unfair. I agree that schools need to teach material longer than just a week, rather than multiple subjects at a very fast pace.




This represents my MI strength which is visual learning.

"Meaningful learning: when you actually remember what you have been taught"

Teachers should remember that every student is different and not all learn the same, but that there are materials in the classroom that have to be taught to everyone in a certain way. I think that putting students into groups with different types of learning styles is a good way to get them used to each one. I also think that teaching the whole class the same material the same way is also affective, as long as you make sure everyone is following along. Using technology in the classroom to support the students learning is very important. You can use smart boards to teach visual learning, hands-on, and listening. There are many ways to combine technology! An example for those with intrapersonal learning is that they can have an online journal. There are many websites designed for all subjects in education that can be extremely helpful! Even music can be taught through technology by making mix tapes online! Or for those students who are hands on, they can grab video cameras and record other students roleplaying. The list goes on and on with ideas that can help all kinds of students in a classroom!!