Both right and left: there is a school in India where they are trying to raise ambidextrous children

A small school in India has become known for its children writing with both their right and left hands. Such people, ambidextras, account for only 1% of the planet. But the ambitious founder of the school believes that you can learn everything.

In 1999, a former soldier founded the school in Madhya Pradesh. Ambidextra training began here due to the country's first president, Rajendra Prasad, who ruled the country from 1950 to 1962.

“I read in a journal that Dr. Rajendra Prasad wrote with both hands, and it inspired me to try. Later, having opened a school in my native village, I tried to teach schoolchildren this. We started teaching children from the first grade, and by the third grade it was already convenient for them to write with both hands, and students of the 7th and 8th grades were able to write quickly and accurately. After some time, they learn to write two texts simultaneously, one with each hand. Pupils also speak several languages, including Urdu,” says the ambitious teacher and principal.

Every day, every 45 minutes at school, music is turned on and the children begin to write with both hands for 15 minutes. According to teachers, this skill helps to master languages ​​faster. In addition, students practice writing several texts simultaneously in different languages.

It is believed that simultaneous writing with both hands increases concentration. However, recent studies have proven that this, on the contrary, can harm cognitive development. American scientists have found that ambidextra children are inferior to ordinary children in a number of skills (knowledge of mathematics, memory, and logical reasoning).