The Writing Hand Moves On…

Teacher scratching head looking puzzled as students raise hands and hold textbooks in classroom

One thing I've never understood was why my teachers and the New York City educational system decided that because my writing was terrible, I wasn't very bright. I mean, it's true that as a left-hander, my writing more resembled squiggles and hieroglyphs than English writing, but did they ever listen to me speak, express my …