Learning Styles Don't Exist

This is quite silly

Professor Daniel Willingham points make sense if a person believes that individuals "fit" in one category for learning, such as in his example of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Learners use "a" style or a "combination" of styles to make meaning. Part of the teacher's responsibility is to incorporate multiple elements. A good example is the construction of this video. Lots of appropriate visuals to accentuate what is said (auditory) to get his message across. X-Training = X-teaching.

I agree. . .one should think about how the content of the lesson plan fits the structure of the lesson plan. . .quite a different idea than basing the structure of the lesson plan on the learning styles of students

Why do some students like learning with index cards while others prefer lists? Why do some love mind-maps and others need charts and grids? Why do some need peace and quiet to work things out on their own and others start really thinking when you put them in a group? Talking about "learning styles" may be unscientific, but it helps me coach my students in developing personal learning strategies.

this is an important question, not answerable in 500 characters here. . .why would we see something in the classroom and never see it in the lab?

I am a college professor, and I completely disagree with Professor Willingham. The professor has found an exception and mistakenly thought that it invalidates the rule.

The final statement, that teachers do not need to adjust their teaching styles to learners, shows that he is only willing to work with people who are just like him. This is a major problem with education today. Those who have different learning styles than the teacher are labeled problem students and put on drugs.

Sad.

I love this video. I've taught in schools where I have been forced to give students tests to determine their best learning style - and the kids are confused when they come up with 2-3 areas that they are all equal in. Well, this explains everything!

Well, I've been to several schools. I have a hard time focusing. My teacher in T school had to keep bringing me back, and he was the only person who ever has. The first place I was allowed to ask questions without fear was in the military, and I was actually treated equally, so I did a lot better. Plus, it was a lot calmer environment, but years of BS obviously did some damage that I got to pay for all at once. It's the gift that keeps giving.

It's funny that today I taught someone an easy way to figure out in their head how to work out percentages (like 14% of 520) and I just happened to come across this video.

Not once did I try to identify his learning style, I just gave him insight in to how to break things down to simple portions. The guy is terrible at maths but had no problem grasping it and demonstrated that he retained the information.

I'm a labourer at a factory and he's an apprentice boilermaker.

Okay, I don't understand why I got a thumb-down. I have a learning disorder (receptive language disorder, to be precise) that causes me to work extra hard on somethings that most people take for granted. I'm always told, "Don't worry about it." With that in mind, think of all the things I miss out on because of it. Social activities, group meetings, instructions, etc.
I gave sk8bow a thumb-up, after reading it and failed to get why it too got a thumb-down.