Left Handed In Schools

People who are left-handed have been shunned for many years in numerous amount of diverse, sundry cultures. They make up a small number on Earth and are considered the minority compared to right-handed human beings. ”Roughly ten percent of the population” claimed status as left-handed (“Left Handedness” 1). The ten percent of this specific group demonstrate great capabilities, but, unfortunately, are not seen as a gifted category according to the public. Views changed over time, but until this day, the minority depicts lefthanders as “...real signs of the devil” (“Left Handedness” 1). Others are found in troubling circumstances with opposite handed employees in the workplace. Furthermore, lefted handed students in the classroom face seclusion

The issue is exceedingly complicated to be certain when one can be genetically inherited or passed on to one another from offspring. The reality of the situation is a person has to be either right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous unless he or she does not own an arm. “It takes a few months for a newborn to be able to grasp an object, a few years to draw, manifesting the possible preference for the use of one hand or other parts of the body” (“Right-Handed or Left-Handed” 196). Being born left-handed isn’t as simple as people claim it to be. Depending on one’s family, he or she can be criticized or scrutinized by his or her guardians due to the moral beliefs and values they hold. Particularly in past societies, it has been categorized as being “crippled, defective, clumsy, inept, doubtful, questionable, ill-omened, auspicious, and illegitimate….” (“Why are Left-Handed People so Brilliant”42 ). In some cases, children were forced into beatings until they could write right-handed. Their left hand would be tied behind their back causing excruciating pain on their wrists. Most definitely, the process took an excessive number of hours and time to finally blend according to the parent’s own standards. Being brought into a right-handed society where it is shifted towards the inconvenience of the minorities is simply unsettling. In today’s modern world however, they are more accepted and encouraged

It could explain why famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso were extraordinary painters (Weber 14). Their creative ways of thinking took them on levels that are still unmatchable in the 21st century. They have come a long way throughout the centuries. Numbers of talented human beings have happened to be left handed. That is insane since lefties only make up ten percent of the entire population (“Left Handedness” 1). Being a lefty is no longer considered a handicap nor a disadvantage. It is embraced and a gift in society. The idea of diversity has dramatically changed. For example, African Americans and women have way more rights than they did a hundred years ago. Yet, one could still be oppressed and face discrimination. Even though the rules have changed, their status is still challenged. It goes the same way for being left-handed. People’s opinions will never become dissimilar. However, they are receiving a bigger sum of recognition than they did before. “Nowadays, left-handers are treated with a lot more respect” (Hammond 27). There are actually advantages to being left handed, especially in you are into sports such as tennis and basketball. There is no longer a stigma attached to being someone who is left-handed. One could be proud of the fact that they share something in common with the great minds of the world such as Einstein, DaVinci and the first U.S. black President in