Looking at the abstract of one article cited, it isn't clear to me whether they reviewed Silverman's work.
In any event, no article can convince me that my ds7 would have done as well in a traditional sit-and-listen classroom in the younger grades as he has in his current classroom (montessori). He has slow processing speed and possibly some sort of auditory issue, the upshot of which is that he'd miss a whole lot of teaching in a traditional classroom.
My concern is that a blanket statement that learning styles don't matter may be enough to convince a lazy teacher that it doesn't matter how they teach. I agree that the articles could have been worded more clearly - both the journal abstract and the NYT article.
(Moreover, I'm not familiar with the journal "Psychological Science in the Public Interest" and whether they might have an angle, so to speak). While I might like to read more about the study-environment stuff, I question the extent to which research of the normal population is applicable to my kids, who seem to be anything but.
Last edited by snowgirl; 09/07/10 02:08 PM.
