In the fast few years numbers of educators have insisted that attention should be paid to students' learning styles. Demands for change in curriculum, methodology, and classroom structure have suggested that if students could select the strategies that mesh with their learning style, the achievement levels and competencies of students would be raised substantially. In this paper the learning styles theories and claims of the Dunns, McCarthy, and Myers are examined with reference to their insistence on change and promises of student improvements. It is suggested that the learning styles theorists are creative and sensitive teachers whose theories are not necessarily innovative in education. RÉSUMÉ Depuis quelques années, un certain nom...