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From: jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social
Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
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Date: Sat, 31-Aug-85 12:50:55 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 31 12:50:55 1985
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Reply-To: jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal)
Organization: Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, CA
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Summary: 

In article <413@ihlpm.UUCP> cher@ihlpm.UUCP (cherepov) writes:
>My opinion is that it can improve
>aptitude for some sports (wrestling, skiing) where ambidexterity
>is more of a plus, but hurt you in tennis...
>Should be damaging for guitar-playing.
>I also have very poor sense of direction and often say "right"
>while distinctly having in mind "left". 
>Re-training is clearly a very ill-concieved policy, however
>I can not give any references. Just the idea of creating an
>invisible handicap for the sake of conforming does not seem reasonable.
>				Mike Cherepov

When I was but a wee lad, my Father found me practicing my penmanship and,
deciding that I was doing horribly left-handed, insisted that I should do
things the "right" way.  Thus I changed to writing right-handed.  Needless
to say that is how my Father wrote - and did everything else that way as
well.  I got even though because I persisted in throwing and batting lefty
which he could never abide.

In the end I have ended up sort of a weird hybrid - 
	Right Handed Activities		|	Left Handed Activities
					|
	Eating				|	Throwing
	Writing				|	Batting
	Shoot				|	Bowl
	Pull a bow			|	Sex (gotcha! :-)

Bottom line - no stuttering, no spatial disorientation, I can still play
guitar, even walk and chew gum at the same time.  Course I *do* teach high
school - maybe I'm more damaged than I realize?

Cheers...

	Jim Jenal		(aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj)
	Mayfield Senior School	( "  ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)