Comments on: Left Handed Myths

By: Sal

Sal — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Many religious people, including christians, were superstitious about lefties. Little did they know that in the book of Judges 20:16 God used 700 chosen left-handed men. Each and eveyone of them could sling stones at a hair-breadth and not miss.

By: Marlee

Marlee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I just want to say I love this website! Everyone’s comments were really insightful. I wasn’t abused by anyone in school for writing left-handed, I don’t have any allergies that I’m aware of and I don’t own parrots but it was all pretty interesting. In middle school there was a required guitar class that I failed because my teacher couldn’t find me a left handed guitar. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to learn how to play the guitar but no one has any patience for a left-hander. Every one of the best friends I’ve ever had was left handed. I’m on the same level with lefties, I feel a LOT more comfortable with them for some reason. I still don’t understand that.
I am the 3rd born and only left-handed child in my family though! Well, I’m the 3rd born from my father. I’m my mother’s 4th child. I love being left-handed but I can’t stand how everything in the world is made for right-handed people. I graduated from a very tiny high-school where almost HALF of the students were left-handed. It was magnificent. The school I grew up going to was predominantly right-handed (Of course) so when I moved to the smaller school it was VERY refreshing. I loved it. There was actually left-handed tools everywhere and my peers understood me. It was surreal.

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By: Natasha

Natasha — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I’m also 3rd born lefty, so is my husband, but our 2 lefty children are #1 and #4.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve heard that studies have shown domestic cats are prone toward being left-handed whereas dogs tend to be right-handed…or should I say left- and right-pawed? We have both cats and dogs, and based on what I see in our pets, our cats tend to favor their left paws, but our dogs favor both.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I had a supervisor that gave me hard molded plastichandle right hand scissors. I complained, no good came about. I really wish I had your idea. That would have made my situation sooo much easier.

By: Peter Mac

Peter Mac — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, big deal, a recent discovery by a supposed expert(Right handed) that children don`t get taught using any right hand brain methodology which may well be causing learning difficulties with some students. I immediatly pointed out that all left orientated children use their right side of their brain for learning, he was quite puzzled then went on to describe what he considered to be classic symptoms. I again suggested he study left oriented kids, he wandered off looking even more confused.There are some real dipsticks in our society.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Interesting that you brought up weapons. My husband who is a “right hander” is a police officer. He had been training to get his AR and learned that he is left eye dominate. In all of his gun training he had been doing everything like a right hander would do but then he learned that he was left eye dominate and had to relearn to use his left hand.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting…I am reading this site looking for ideas to help me home school my “3rd born” son who I have noticed to be more left handed. He is only 4 and we are just beginning school and learning how to write. I see that he loves to use his left hand more than his right so I am researching on how I can help him better learn. From what I am hearing, most are saying to sit across from him to teach him to do his letters. Is there a “lefty alphabet”? Where they teach to make the letters in a different direction? I know my BIL is left handed too and he forms some of his letters differently than I would. Is there a rule to that?

By: James

James — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I feel so sad for you, Courtenay. I thought the way you were treated stopped in the 50s, it is sad to see that it is still going on today. When will teachers learn… I thought it was their job to keep learning and helping ALL students to be successful in school and life.