Research supports the use of differentiated instru...

Research supports the use of differentiated instruction, learning styles, and multiple intelligences plenty.

I don't really think there is an argument either way- you provide opportunities for all students to learn in all different ways. That's good differentiation. I haven't seen any reasonable educator propose teaching a lesson 8 different ways (time makes this completely impossible).

Now, I do believe that once you find a students' specific strength, be it learning style, intelligence, or simply interest area, that you should do whatever you can to deliver content through that strength to that student. This doesn't mean shortchanging the other students- it's about going the extra mile to reach a kid that hasn't been traditionally successful.

Another component of learning styles and MI theory that I'm very glad to see happen is it's forcing educators away from the heavily dominated current era of emphasis on logical-mathematical and linguistic traits. This alone gives the learning style movement value in my book.