What is Left Handers Day and Classroom Diversity?
August 13 is designated International Lefthanders Day by Lefthanders International. It was first observed 13 August 1976. As its name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world. It celebrates their uniqueness and difference, who are from seven to ten percent of the world’s population. Adding unique individuals also adds to classroom diversity. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
n this article we celebrate Left Handers Day as we explore the need for diversity in the classroom. Today is Left Handers Day in the United States. Although not as seriously challenged as some other minorities, left-handers do suffer from minor slights. Be they scissors, water fountains, coffee cup logos, or how-to directions, many small things are made more difficult for left handers. Left handers are adapt at meeting these challenges but do find that a focus on coping with right handed things distracts from larger, more important matters that need attending to. Learners in the classroom are that way too. There are many different ways adults take in information. Popular learning theories include sensory (auditory, visual kinesthetic), intelligences (interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical/rhythmic, visual/spatial, logical/mathematical, kinesthetic, naturalist, verbal/linguistic), and preferences (talking, thinking, testing, trying). Regardless of the learning methodology the trainer, te
