31 Days, 31 Memories - Day 4
4. Kindergarten
One lesson in kindergarten class was learning "right" and "left." We had black-and-white dittoes on the table of people raising their hands for reference. I had trouble with the mirror-image concept. If I was looking at a person facing me and raising the hand that was on my left, I thought, it must be his or her left hand. I was pretty adamant about it. The teacher, or I think rather an aide or volunteer, made me stand up, then stood in front of me, raised her right hand (which I insisted was her left), turned around till she was beside me, and showed me how it worked. I was 5.
One lesson in kindergarten class was learning "right" and "left." We had black-and-white dittoes on the table of people raising their hands for reference. I had trouble with the mirror-image concept. If I was looking at a person facing me and raising the hand that was on my left, I thought, it must be his or her left hand. I was pretty adamant about it. The teacher, or I think rather an aide or volunteer, made me stand up, then stood in front of me, raised her right hand (which I insisted was her left), turned around till she was beside me, and showed me how it worked. I was 5.