Scholars may support the theory but cognitive scientists do not. The spirit of the learning styles may encourage teachers to be more proactive but students don't learn as learning styles say they do. Middle State accrediting agency for our college says: Should faculty members aim to accommodate each student’s learning style? Faculty members should not try to accommodate individual learning styles for several reasons. 1. Models of teaching and learning styles are not yet sufficiently validated to be able to determine definitively how each student learns best and customize instruction accordingly (Zarghani, 1988). 2. As Gregorc (cited in Wilson, 1998) notes, “attempting to teach to all students’ styles can quickly cause a teacher to burn out.” Gardner (1996) states that “there is no point in assuming that every topic can be effectively approached in at least seven ways, and it is a waste of effort and time to attempt to do this.” 3. While students should use their “strong” learning styles to best advantage, it’s just as appropriate for them to develop their abilities to use other learning styles (Grasha, 1990; Montgomery & Groat, 2002) and to work with faculty whose styles differ from their own. 94 and here is a site of a cognitive scientist with two very short videos; one on why they don't exist and his follow-up clarification. http://www.danielwillingham.com/videos.html