March 31, 2006

An Overemphasis on Learning Styles

To the Editor:

I read Rob Jenkins's "The Community-College Interview" (Careers, February 17) with great interest. I believe the community-college mission is vital to the lives of individual students and to the larger community. With the exception of P-12 public education, no other institution may as effectively facilitate democratic engagement. That said, I was dismayed by much of Jenkins's focus, primarily the question, "Are you familiar with various learning styles?"

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