[Aztlan] Left hand (and foot)

[Hubert Smith]

Back in the day the schools "converted" lefties. Now they don't. One single 
aspect of PC thought which has some worth.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sid Hollander" <sid.hollander at gmail.com>
To: "AZATLAN" <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 4:41 AM
Subject: [Aztlan] Left hand (and foot)


> Some left-handed remarks....
>
> While 7-10% of the population are lefties it appears the tide is turning.
> In the U.S., 12 percent of 20 year olds are left-handed, while only 5
> percent of 50 year olds and less than 1 percent of people over 80 are. Is
> the lowly ball point pen (smudgless) contributing to these numbers
>
> constantly lifting and replacing the hand over fresh ink often causes
> smudging, (A big problem for a scribe)
>
> left-handed people who speak Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew or any other
> right-to-left language do not have the same difficulties with writing. 
> (Does
> 2 column vertical writing lessen the problem?)
>
>
> When properly done, left-handed writing is a mirror image to that of the
> right-hander, making the teaching process confusing for the right-handed
> teacher of a left-handed student.
>
> When the left hand is held correctly, it is below the writing, as is 
> typical
> for right-handers.
>
> Handedness researchers Coren and Clare Porac have shown that left-handed
> university students are more likely to major in visually-based, as opposed
> to language-based subjects. Another sample of 103 art students found an
> astounding 47 percent were left- or mixed-handed". (I wonder how many were
> studying to be scribes?)
>
>
> -- 
> Sid Hollander
> Merida, Yucatan
> We search for certainty and call what we find destiny.
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