A columnist for the Washington Post responded to a recent study that indicates that learning styles aren't as significant or relevant as once thought.    To read that article, click here.  Essentially, the columnist concludes that learning styles are a hyped-up, money-making scheme that have very little to do with the learning process.  Educators are trained to recognize and accomodate different types of learning styles such as: auditory, kinestetic, visual, and more.  (Of course, these terms may vary depending on where you recieve your training.)  Teachers are encouraged, or even required, to include activities that will appeal to these differing styles with every lesson.  Often teachers get so distracted trying to tye an activity to a topic that the topic loses its importance. So what really works in the classroom, if these learning styles truly are worthless.  I say we need to focus on the three R's:  reflecting, repetition, real-world application.  Students need to reflect on truths they have gleened from the classroom.  They must be able to understand concepts on their own terms and in their own terms.  All students benefit from repetition.  Repetition doesn't have to be done in a vacuum.  Allow students the opportunity to use and recognize the topics in the same circumstances and then, in various circumstances.  And the most crucial piece is to give students the opportunity to experience real-world application.  All the learning in the world cannot compare to on-the-job-training so to speak.  Give students the chance to use their new knowledge in a meaningful, real-world application.