MythBusters

The most surprising myth to my in the myth busters folder was the article about students and different learning styles not being true. I have grown up taught that every students learns differently and in their own way and I know that I have seen this again and again through my 18 years of schooling so far. I know that I retain information better when I learn it in a specific way and I know that some of my classmates learn better in a completely different way. List facts and random words at me that have no meaning will not help me learn, but letting my see and lay my hands on what we are learning I will retain much more. I dismissed this article first because I an such strong believer in different learning styles that this one article is not going to even start to change my mind, though I know that it was supported by research. I have had professors here at Grand Valley who strongly believe in general intelligences and others who openly talk about how recidivous they think it is. 
I will be on the book for related article in the future that are claiming the same as these articles. Now what about all the research that has been done to support these educational theories? Im sure some of it is still supported out in the education world by respected authors and researchers. Im sure in the years to come educators will continuously be changing their mind on how students learn best. New theories will arrive and fall over the years.