d. m. arney, m.a.

It’s really easy for teachers and pre-school workers to assume that all children are right handed. Met with a student who will probably end up with a symmetrical brain and bi-lateral processing abilities. But he’s already been directed to use his right hand, when he writes his letters the correct way using his left. Aside from all the studies that tell us to watch out for this, I think its also a lesson to us about how assumptions unchecked can really wreak havoc. Oh, and watch a child’s natural urges before plowing ahead with writing and school work. PS, five-year-old children who sit still for hour long periods and stay focused on work are less normal than the ones who move around. The ever persistent march of creativity strangling conformity.