| A lot of schools just think left handers are left handers so who cares, but we are people too. |
| ABSOLUTLEY, desk, paper, scissor, and proper pens must be made available |
| All school should |
| As a left handed parent of a left handed child I feel this |
| at least my primary school was good for lefthanders, but i think as you get up to higher grade, they take it for granted that you can adapt - hence not having guitars etc |
| at my school, we have those desks that are attached to the chairs, and my left arm hangs off the table |
| Because they make it easier for left handers |
| Being left handed is more than just writing with the left hand, that's something everyone must be aware of. |
| Both answers are applicable, more attention should be paid to situations where greatest difficulties are found, such as cookery or using scissors, but many problems faced do not have very much effect and drawing attention to them could draw undue and unwanted attention to a left handed person |
| both, if they need it then it's good, but they shouldn't give too much attention over their dominance |
| but it is a right handed world and I don't think that |I should be treated differently but I think that teachers should understand more about it and how it makes us different |
| But not as left-handed-ness as such, just as a child who does things differently, like any child might. |
| Especially at primary schools where you are first developing your writing |
| Especially when children are young. All left-handers in my class (6/26) have problems with writing. We smudge it or write so ugly the teacher can't read it. |
| Essentially I was left to figure things out for myself. |
| every one should have an equal chance |
| From experience - my nephew is left handed and has problems |
Hopefully now in this age of political correctness, left handers in schools will be granted the respect due to us just as the minorities whom now are demanding we teach their children in their own language and do not wish to learn English in an English speaking country.
Language is learned, and not inherent such as left-handedness. |
| however if only 10% of the population are left handed realistically things wont change much! |
| I agree that more thought should be given, but as a teacher, I also understand that there is so much more for a school to focus on. It is nearly impossible to meet all the requirements put on us already, most administrators would find this to be a laughable joke in the face of some other problems such as discipline. |
| I am not the only left handed teacher in our school - one Art and one Geography, but I don't know how much the Geography teacher recognises others' difficulties. He says that he never had any trouble as a kid, but he also says that for everything except writing he is RH. The Art teacher is very conscious of it in his subjects and tries to help students as much as he can. |
| I believe schools should have the tools to help the left-handed students more. |
| I don't think it should be something BIG that would bring negative attention, but teachers should be aware. I think that more attention should be paid in elementary school when kids are learning how to write, so by the time they become highschoolers they are comfortable. |
| I feel consideration is given to left-handers. |
| I feel it is the person's own responsibility to attend to their own needs left-handed or right-handed. |
| I feel that both my children are not able to 'make a fuss' about being left-handed. It's almost as if they're being a nuisance so they don't speak up for themselves which means when I go in to make things easier for them I'm sometimes perceived as an overprotective mother or worse, someone who interferes with 'their' class! Certainly some messages have got through but not the important ones about positioning the paper and posture. These I hope to help address over this summer as both children will be having new teachers and hopefully the children will help to 'educate' the adults. |
| I had all that heart burn in grade school some 35 years ago, by now I hope they have considered the needs of left handed students. But then again may be not. |
| I have adapted to some things right-handed. Even those who stat school now would be somehow adapted towards right-handed utilities. |
| I think they should get left handed guitars and bass' |
| I know A LOT of lefties and we all struggle. Lefties can always identify others like them and we sit together and complain about how everything is backwards for us. |
| i never knew there were special pens and pencil grips that could help with writing. I think all schools should provide those tools. |
| I never realised how inconsiderate they are. I think its a bit like racism really! |
| I think all schools should consider the needs of the left handed student. It would make things easier for them. |
| I think my school gave as much consideration to left handers as was expected of them 30 years ago.But i wasn't forced to do any tasks in a right handed manner. |
| I think School should I believe I probably just attended at a time when equipment, advice etc was readily available. |
| I THINK SCHOOLS ARE MORE UNDERSTANDING NOW |
| I think the K-5 grades should. Once you're in junior high you should be able to manage on your own. |
| I think the school system I grew up in gave it the proper consideration. I grew up in a small town in the Midwest. Is the US more evolved about this topic? |
| I think we should not be forced to learn cursive. It makes no sense whatsoever to learn how to push a pen in that fancy manner that is nice for righties |
| I was in position in my life work that kept me in contact with school settings. I found that there was less hostility to lefthanded people, but I still encountered the ambivalence. I'm not sure that teacher training schools consider left-handedness as a trait that should have some thought and consideration beyond cursory acknowledgement and physical accommodation. One of my sons teaches. He did not experience any consideration nor training to help lefthanded other than his own experience of being one. |
| I was never made to feel different or that I wasn't like others, but having been taught to write without smudging, had left scissors (and peelers) would have been brilliant. |
| I wish all classrooms and schools would go out of their way to make left handed children feel great and special about being left handed, along with providing whatever can help with that notion. |
| I wish! |
| If you have a problem with RH stationary, the LHC shop in Worcester is within easy reach. |
| In Elementary school or Pre-Kindergarden at least |
| In simple things as scissors and utensils for home economics or practical activities subjects. |
| It really depends on the individual. I've been fine in this right-handed world of ours--except that I can never cut a slice of cheese properly! |
| It something that needs to be addressed more especially in shop classes where safety should be essential |
| It would be nice for schools to realise that we aren't all right-handers - they seem to respect other differences, race, religion, etc. but not something as simple as opposite-handedness! |
| Items such as scissors should be available and we should definitely not be forced to write with our right - it just isn't the way we do it! |
| It's fine as it is however the PE department need to take into consideration that they should do 'lefty' demos |
| Left handed desks would be very helpful, especially later in schooling. |
| left school years ago but had no support |
| left-handed desks would be nice |
| Left-handed desks, or larger group tables (with smaller groups!) would be nice. Also, a little more time to write notes, etc., would be great! |
| Left-handed people seem the only people now it is acceptable to discriminate against - it's annoying bumping elbows with people |
| left-handedness was never mentioned at school, and when I said to a music teacher that the music dept should get at least 1 left handed guitar he discarded it and they never did get any. |
| Maybe in our younger years, but in Middle and High School, I think we're independent enough to cope with it... And we're going to have to get used to it anyhow when we enter the adult world. |
| more awareness |
| More Left-handed desks would be much appreciated |
| more left-handed equipment. |
| More so for the provision of equipment and if the child needs any advice or assistance while still learning to write etc, but they shouldn't be made to stand out from the rest of the class and being made to feel different. |
| most definitely, even if its just a pair of scissors |
| most teachers were considerate & understanding after a few days |
| My perception is that left-handedness is perceived to be a bit of a curiosity rather than a serious difference that should be addressed in the same way as disabilities are.****** see note on last question |
| My school seems to be okay, I've had no problems and I'm not aware of others having problems |
| my school was generally unaware of and special needs that left handers have |
| my teacher's help a bit but not overly. The teacher I'll have next year is left handed so maybe that will help. |
| Offer; Pens and Grips |
| on the whole i think schools should be made aware of the difficulties l/h face can anyone teach mirror image writing it would make it a whole easier for all l/hers. Also when I was about 16 i remember watching a programme with Esther Rantzen who gave everyone who was r/h a l/h potato peeler which a relatively new product then and asked them to peel some spuds I have never laughed so much in my life they were completely hopeless its a good job for their sake we don't live in a l/h world we would never get anywhere. |
| Providing more left handed equipment |
| sadly there are very little lefties. |
| Schools should make it EQUALLY easy for left-handed students to write, draw, play sports, make crafts, etc. |
| see note below |
| sometimes, yes, very strongly, but other times, it's a tough call because lefties needs shouldn't be pampered, they should be met. period. Without a fuss making it seem like lefties are "troublesome" or "difficult to deal with" because they require different needs than righties. |
| Sure, why not? I never had any huge problems, but a few little things here and there (like in the kitchen or with handwriting) wouldn't hurt. |
| tables instead of desks for a start. |
| tables! and scissors (they are too expensive) |
| thanks to me and mum, most of the staff are good with left handers and the headmistress is proud of the club. |
| The world is 'dominated' by right-handed thinking, and left-handers always will be a minority (who knows if a change may come). Therefore one should always have to remind them that left-handers exist, otherwise they will ignore us left-handers. |
| There are not left-handed desks in any classrooms. |
| They give needs to everything else, why not us. |
| they may be doing so nowadays I'm not sure. |
| They should put more left-handed chairs. |
| Things as simple as adding a left-handed pair of scissors to each class set or buying some left-handed sporting equipment would make a big difference. |
| This issue has now been addressed where I work due to my research, however other schools were surveyed and many teachers have little or no consideration of the difficulties faced daily in the classroom, by left-handers. |
| Universality one-armed desks are a pain. You can even tip over in them. |
| unless they have a specific problem with writing, just like any other child. Advice about turning paper etc should be given but shouldn't treat kids as different. |
| We all adapt, that is the greatest asset of being left handed. Most left-handers I know are partially or mostly ambidextrous. |
| We have learn to survive and thrive in a right handed world. You might try getting some stuff for yourself or your kid if really necessary, but teach a kid to scissor right handed. There are NO left handed scissors at work. This goes for all aspects that you can. Then if you want to add something personal that can make it a little easier on occasion go ahead, but learn it right handed first. Just my opinion. |
| Well maybe, but I think there are bigger problems for schools to be concerned with instead of left handed stuff. It's not like being a lefty is crippling or anything. I go to school with deaf kids, and kids with learning disabilities, kids that certainly need more attention than a left handed kid. I think being a lefty is what you make of it, not a big deal for most. |
| What makes leftys unique is the fact that they can adapt, if we no longer adapt we lose that edge |
| when I was at school I just had to learn to adapt but at my daughter's school, they know the theory but don't tend to put it into practice |
| writing techniques need to be addressed more. |
| yes but many people have adapted |
| yes left handed equipment |
| YES THEY SHOULD!!! we are people too and our marks are suffering because we are better than the stupid righties! it is totally biased, like the world. |
| Yes, but I went to elementary school in the 80's so things may be different now. |
| Yes, I especially hate the desks made for righties. There are never enough lefty desks. |
| Yes, to an extent. If a students work is suffering, then by all means, work to help them. If it is not a big deal, then as a better teacher of the world today, we lefties must learn to live with discrimination. |
