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RE: Educators' Perspective - Learning From Students
Hey DK, I believe most scientists in the education community disregard learning styles nowadays due to the fact that no one has ever designed a rigorous study that shows using learning styles leads to improved learning in students.
Now, that's not to say we shouldn't utilize different modalities while teaching (I definitely use visual, auditory and tactile aspects when I can and it makes sense). I think it's moreso making sure that we don't disadvantage students by placing them in a particular box. Cheers, and thanks for an insightful blog post!
Thank you for your comment @pencentre.
I think it's also that some educators want students to learn things a certain way because it's the "best way". There are cases where you can learn the same thing in different ways (Different ways to get the same solution idea). I have heard of students in university claim that a professor is
smart but can't teach.The ideal scenario is not placing students in a particular box. With larger classes, I think that this is very difficult to do. In this case, the students need to be self-reliant and learn on their own as teachers/educators can't help everyone.
Totally agree with you! Some of my best moments as a math teacher have come from solving the same question in a couple different ways (even when teaching a large class like calculus).
It takes a lot of mathematical knowledge to know how to solve a math problem, but there is something else special that sets the good teachers apart from the average teachers. And I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "there are cases when you can learn the same thing in different ways". I do believe that it is important for educators to know these various ways, know how to teach these different ways, and know how to be able to connect them.