Learning Styles

Based on your readings, do you think teachers should teach to students’ perceived learning styles? Why or not? (your response should be 300 words or less, with the heading "Learning Styles." Make sure that your response is well written, coherent, and has a well-developed response that does not digress from the question)

As a social studies teacher in a specialized high school for emotionally disturbed girls, I usually teach toward my students' perceived learning styles. If I do not teach toward their styles, I will lose my students' focus, attention, and be met with negativity from them. In an ideal school, teachers should be able to teach to various students' needs without having to conform to a specialized curriculum prescribed by the state or nation. I think teachers are now more worried about teaching skills necessary for passing the exams, regardless of the perceived learning styles their students exhibit. For me, I have had success teaching the basics of understanding the wording used on the Regents using past Regents questions on my tests. Even though my responsibility may fall on teaching to various learning styles, I have to guide my students through the prescribed curricula for the exam in June. It would be more effective for students to be taught across many different media, so that multiple intelligences are utilized. I believe that is truly the best way to teach to perceived learning styles for all students.