I taught for almost 50 years and never had a problem.I drive a standard shift car and no problems with either. When I was doing my practice teaching at Teachers' College,a little boy in Grade 2 raised his and said "Miss,your using the wrong hand to write on the board.
Posted by Valerie Written: September 2, 2010, 6:17 pm
Best Left-handed notebooks! The best solution to the "left-handed" notebook problem is to use legal pads!! I love them, I always get the Mead Cambridge, yellow legal pads with the spiral at the top. And even with these minor obstacles, I LOVE BEING LEFT-HANDED!!!
Posted by Ashley Written: August 31, 2010, 10:06 pm
Top of the Class Recently I've noticed that the smartest kids in my grade - the ones that get the best grades and score highest on tests - are all left handed!
Posted by Sarah Written: August 10, 2010, 1:25 pm
Dawn I notice right-handed tools all the time. Has anyone ever experienced a problem using the common ruler? It seems I alway put it to the edge to measure and am looking at the 12inch mark and not the 1 inch. There should be ones where the numbers read right to left, I think. One of many small things -- my laundry soap, ALL concentrate -- is also for righties!
Posted by Written: August 8, 2010, 1:55 pm
Ambi-Lefty I'm the only lefty in my family, and I love it! We do get discriminated against though (anyone know where to buy a left handed notebook?). I do lots of things with my right hand too though. I sometimes eat with my write hand, I cut veggies with my right hand, and I use scissors with my right hand. I'm so happy to be a lefty though! I love being unique!
Misunderstood I'm the only lefty in my family, and they don't understand when I have problems. I don't have dyslexia and am a very good reader and writer, aside from my bad handwriting. When I cut in jagged lines, they call me clumsy. When I ask them for lefty scissors they look at me like I've gone round the bend. They think my hand looks silly after I write with pencil and my words smear and make the side of my hand gray. They think I'm just so silly when I try to go through a revolving door the opposite way. They think being left handed doesn't change anything, that it's all the same. They don't listen to me when I tell them that it's hard. They call me a drama queen. They roll their eyes and laugh. If they had to live in a lefty world, they would see. Why won't they see?
contradictory? I'm left handed, and I don't have a problem with reading and grammar. Actually, quite the opposite. I've always found that both of those come naturally. Lefties ARE discriminated against, not in usual ways like teasing, but so many products are both made for and marketed towards righties. It should be easier to find things for lefties like us!
Posted by keeeeely Written: July 29, 2010, 3:47 pm
Left-Handed Shop
Hi fellow lefties! Just wanted to let you know about Simply Lefty, a left-handed products shop. Our web address is http://www.simplylefty.com We strive to provide quality products specially designed for left-handers and to promote awareness and acceptance for left-handed children and adults. Regretfully, many of the problems left-handers face today are due to products not being designed with left-handers in mind and we hope to be able to change that.
What it must be like... I am left handed and so is my wife. My daughter on the other hand is a righty.
So, this is what it must be like for right handed parents with a left handed child...
Posted by URL Jason Written: July 20, 2010, 7:43 pm
I may be Left Handed but I'm always "right" ;D You know, it makes me feel so special to be left handed, is that weird?
Everything except the scissors I'm left-handed and do everything lefty except I use scissors with my right hand. However the lefty scissors are still much more comfortable. Anyone else?
Posted by Michelle Written: July 16, 2010, 10:16 am
Wishes I'm right handed, and all my life I've wanted to be left handed...
Lefty I love being left handed i feel like it sets me apart. I do have a hard time with spelling and grammer but I still feel like i am just as smart as everyone else. I might just do a few things backwards. But im going to college and plan on teaching.
Hello Teaching! To Camila (below): Please don't give up on being a teacher! I'm a left-handed Grade 1 teacher. I use both chalkboards and whiteboeards. All you have to do is rearrange the desks to make it work. Get your students to help. Be proud of who you are. Being left-handed has never been an issue in my classroom, and it is inspiring for my left-handed students so see me using my left hand to write.
Bye teaching. I don't even know what i want to do with my life; but i know what i can't be. Teacher. Being a teacher includes writing on chalkboards or whiteboards. Sadly, for lefties, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! Have you fellow lefties tried it? DON'T!
And actually I've never met a left-handed teacher. That's only because or specialness alows us to do greater things!
:) I<3Being a Leftyy!
School, Work, Life I remember my kinder teacher asking my mom if she wanted the teacher to make me right handed, my mom told her "No, she's supposed to be left handed!" Way to go mom! I have had trouble adjusting to various things in life and have become nearly ambidextrous out of necessity. I'm so glad our world is coming out of the dark ages re all of us lefties!
Grade school.... I hated grade school! I was punished many times for messy hand writing and especially smudges! I was so to get into high school because I could type almost all of my homework. Now I type any official documents that I can.
Left-Handed Shop Hi fellow lefties! Just wanted to let you know about Simply Lefty, a left-handed products shop. Our web address is http://www.simplylefty.com We strive to provide quality products specially designed for left-handers and to promote awareness and acceptance for left-handed children and adults. Regretfully, many of the problems left-handers face today are due to products not being designed with left-handers in mind and we hope to be able to change that.
Leftism Left is best, that's why they have to try and handicap with right handed utensils and tools. You all know it people ;-)
Posted by Cris Written: June 1, 2010, 4:28 pm
Guitar Learning guitar is easier, for once! You can mirror your right-handed teacher with your specially stringed guitar. This helped me immensely when my father was teaching me.
Handshakes are my enemy... One of the worst lefty-things is when you're trying to make a good impression on someone you've just met, and, not thinking about it, offer them your dominant hand and look like a total doofus :/
Ooopsy (Ha I tried to type and my keyboard hates me) Anyway...I was going to say that being left handed for me is about using everything backwards, sideways and effectively...the wrong way. I don't have anything that's expressly made for left-handedness. I just wanted to say the only thing I hate the most about the right-handed world is that video games are always oriented to right-handedness. You have to use WASD for movement and the mouse for clicking actions. This equates to looking at my computer screen from the far left as my right hand is on WASD and my left on the mouse. Its annoying.
Posted by Jennifer (again) Written: May 10, 2010, 6:08 pm
Being Left Handed
Posted by Jennifer Written: May 10, 2010, 6:04 pm
How Odd I have no problems with being a lefty, other than spiral notebooks and the ever-present smudgy hand. I never realized until a few months ago, but almost all of my close friends are left handed as well! I never knew being left handed was very rare. Probably a good thing :)
Left-Handed Shop Hi fellow lefties! Just wanted to let you know about Simply Lefty, a left-handed products shop. Our web address is http://www.simplylefty.com We strive to provide quality products specially designed for left-handers and to promote awareness and acceptance for left-handed children and adults. Regretfully, many of the problems left-handers face today are due to products not being designed with left-handers in mind and we hope to be able to change that.
Bi-Handedness I actually don't know fully whether I'm truly right or left handed. I grew up in a household where I was the only person that wrote with my right hand. I don't know if it was because that's where people kept putting the pencil, or what. Either way, I do things pretty equally with my left hand, too. So much that I have to wear my watch on my right hand - because it's more comfortable. I write neater with my right hand, but I write better than both of my (lefty) brothers with my left hand, and I frequently switch it up. I even do this thing where I take notes with my right hand and highlight with my left or visa versa - just because it's more efficient...and I can. I can paint my nails perfectly with my left hand, and I put the right side of my face's makeup on with my left hand. I do all of this extremely comfortably.
I even eat with my left hand when it is more efficient (like if I'm multitasking and the eating part just gets taken over by my left hand, or if I am scrunched up at a wall on my right side)...which happens pretty equally.
But I enjoy it. I enjoy having people look at me weird when they notice I'm writing with my left hand and they say "uh...you're not left handed" i'm like "uh...no. I'm not. I'm ambidextrous"
Also, my left foot is dominant. When I used to skateboard I was a lefty. When I roller skate, I'm a lefty. Anything that needs more strength goes to my left food. I also have trouble figuring out which way I want to stand when I play baseball or any kind of similar sport.
I <3 it.
Lefty baby Hello my dear co-lefties. :) I was born in a right-handed family, obviously being the only lefty in the house. It was quite strange because I couldn't imitate the others and had to learn everything absolutely by myself. Now I try to help my younger left-handed cousin so he doesn't have to learn things the hard way. :)
Posted by 1 URL 1 Written: April 18, 2010, 2:10 pm
iīm 31 years old and i donīt even have driving license,it would be great to accelerate usind my left foot and changing the gear from my left hand.till then i will keep cycling as i do...
WHOO So more men are left handers than women... awesome, that makes me even more unique :D
I love being left handed for many reasons, because the fact that things are more difficult for us, allows us to learn to use our right hands for things, and therefore, know how to use both better... being just one ^^
exacto blades Has anyone ever noticed that exacto blades have a slight curve to them that assists right handers in precisely straight cuts-but makes it almost near impossible for lefties? Found this out in college in Model Making course. Teacher said I was full of BS! But got him to be leanient in my grading. Anyone else have this problem?
Posted by Your name Written: March 21, 2010, 10:17 am
Left-Handed Shop Hi fellow lefties!
Just wanted to let you know about Simply Lefty, a left-handed products shop. Our web address is http://www.simplylefty.com
We strive to provide quality products specially designed for left-handers and to promote awareness and acceptance for left-handed children and adults. Regretfully, many of the problems left-handers face today are due to products not being designed with left-handers in mind and we hope to be able to change that.
Realizations. I always thought everyone had the same problems (spiral notebooks, writing essays and getting marked for life, not being able to use markers, and putting my books into someone else's desk..) then I realized that only us chosen ones have these difficulties... LEFTIES UNITE.
Posted by Derek
Written: March 13, 2010, 7:14 pm
Lefty Pride When people find out I'm left handed they're always so surprised. I love being a minority!
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Written: March 10, 2010, 6:21 pm
Forced I was born completely ambidextrous but my Catholic kindergarten teacher would slap my wrist with a ruler every time i would use my left hand, and thus I write and do anything precise with my right hand and anything strength related with my left hand (such as batting). I constantly wish I had had a different teacher as my body wants to be ambidextrous.
Posted by cmfd
Written: March 5, 2010, 4:24 pm
Smudgy The edge of my hand is permanently stained with ink and pencil.
Posted by Ari Written: March 3, 2010, 3:27 pm
Can Openers Yes, Can openers and most of the world was designed with THEM (righties) in mind. What ever happened to our civil rights and reperations?!
Posted by Fugazi Written: February 27, 2010, 9:20 am
Forced What are the stats for thoseof us who have been forced to be left handed? We face the same obstacles and sometimes even more so,because we don't fit in either the left or right handed world. Are we just as open-minded and creative because we have learned to use the right side of our brain as well?
Posted by Cyndy
Written: February 23, 2010, 7:41 am
spiral notebooks hurt..:(
Posted by Carey Written: February 16, 2010, 9:57 pm
Stupid People People look at me writing with my left hand (or doing something) and then saying oh! are you left handed? when it is obvious cause I'm using my left hand
Posted by Sebastian
Written: February 13, 2010, 9:56 pm
Writing utensils Does it bother anyone else that when you're holding a pen or pencil with writing printed on it, the words are always upside down? They're printed so they could be read from the average right hand! :/
Posted by Julia
Written: February 7, 2010, 3:39 pm
I love being Left Handed At the drop of a hat I will make sure that everyone knows that I'm left handed and I know that we're better. I love being creative and more "out there" than the right handers. I love arguing about how being left handed is better. It is way easier because left handers always get facts about being left handed. Right handers don't care.
elbow room Do you ever notice at a restaurant with friends that no one wants to sit next to you because they don't want to bump elbows the whole meal? How do they think we feel? We have to bump elbows every meal, no matter who we sit next to!
Posted by Rianna
Written: January 18, 2010, 9:34 pm
About Shorter Lifespans Who cares if research says that we live nine or so years shorter than righties? I'll live for as however damn long I want to!
Posted by Jordan Written: January 12, 2010, 3:44 pm
Hey I don't like the fact that we live 9 years less that right-handed people!! That sucks!! :(
Doubts Of Lefties URG When i tell people , yeah ima leftie , their like =O oh lord. idnt know whts SOO bad about it . ilike being uniquee - the rest of the population is RIGHT HANDeD. lol do you all write ur checks backwards..my teacher was like...why are all of these backwards..lol isaid im left handed..& 1 other person n tha class would be like omg mee too =) hope you all enjoy ur new year .
