“VARK, which stands for ‘Visual, Auditory, Reading, and Kinesthetic,’ sorts students into those who learn best visually, through aural or heard information, through reading, or through ‘kinesthetic’ experiences. … Experts aren’t sure how the concept spread, but it might have had something to do with the self-esteem movement of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Everyone was special – so everyone must have a special learning style, too. … [But] a lot of evidence suggests that people aren’t really one certain kind of learner or another.”