Show School I and H Horns ome bye up I Pi DS aryl J J. J McCorty McCarty Ex Er S Sec cr tory Utah Education Left-handers Left One minority that has been misunderstood misunderstood misunderstood misun misun- for centuries may not be a minority forever Persons who belong to this group are left A survey of parents indicates that the number of lefties is growing Only 7 percent of those parents are left left- handed but percent of their 2344 children favor their left hands The people who made that study indicated that parents no longer are pushing their children toward right right- handedness That's good Its It's good because other researchers have shown theres there's a relationship between stuttering and children required to be right right-handers when their natural tendencies are toward left One problem for southpaws as left lect handers are sometimes called is that some school desks are built with arm armrests armrests armrests rests on the right side This means that when a left-handed left student sits at the desk he or she has no arm rest Writing that way is tiring and the position probably affects penmanship Some schools are ordering some desks deab with arm rests on the left side For centuries left-handed left persons have been victimized by superstition They Ibey are referred to as which Is la related to the word sinister Left handedness has been considered by some to bring bad luck It didn't bring bad luck to Harry S lie He was elected President of the United States President Gerald Ford rord was also a lefty So were Babe Ruth Picasso Benjamin Franklin and Michelangelo The word gauche means clumsy or lacking social grace Is French for left A left handed compliment really amounts to an insult Despite all the kidding the unfounded un founded beliefs about left-handedness left and the d difficulties of living in a right right- handed world this 10 percent minority of our children proves time after time that from its ranks come cone some of the most moot skilled talented bright and accomplished ac persons in the world |