If teachers did not adapt instruction to fit the needs of their students they would only teach information that is of interest to teachers. They would also only present information in their native learning style. Why would an audio learner adapt instruction to meet the needs of a visual learner if the audio learner has no concept of learning visually? An audio learner expects all students to adapt their learning styles to that of an audio learner.
Also, it is the responsibility of an instructor to at least attempt to get all learners to perform at the best of their ability. What if a student is deaf? What if a student is blind? What if a student possesses some kind of tactile disability that keeps them from developing proper spatial awareness? If instruction is not differentiated, those students will never learn anything because no one will ever teach them anything in the sole medium required for them to recieve new information.
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