LEFT-HANDED
Sir,-I was very glad to hear the subject of left-handedness discussed during a Feminine Viewpoint session. I have ‘been in this country about a year and in that time my children have had to change schools several times, In each we have found a concerned feeling on the part of the teachers about my son’s lefthandedness. Definite social pressure has been put upon him, in two cases, to attempt to change. I was approached by another teacher to see if I would agree to a change. I did not agree, since many experts feel that there is a chance in some cases of impairing a child’s' speech or reading ability by this practice. The speaker, Eleanor Bolster, gave a well-rounded report on various attitudes toward left-handedness, and yet gave a strong and well-based recommendation that left-handed children be allowed to keep their preference. I was glad to hear the well-informed summary of this subject, since I was beginning to think that no study had been given the problem in this country. And yet there seems to be more fretting about left-handedness here than in many overseas countries. Is it a manifestation of the strong urge to conform that I find in many New Zealanders?
JANET
MacAFFEE
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 762, 26 February 1954, Page 5
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