There was a time when left-handed people were actively oppressed. People were punished for being left-handed, and left-handed children were forced to use their right hands. But we no longer do ...
In fourth grade, we were expected to master cursive writing; we had a handbook with exercises and plenty of cursive practice ...
Sometimes I feel like I am an alien in my own world. True confession: I am left-handed. I am so left-handed that I cannot do anything with my right hand.