Right Or Left Brained

Okay, so, as some of you who know me know, and now I suppose the rest of you will, I Went to college for quite a few things. 

It isn't that I couldn't find myself, I knew where I was. I just have many different areas of interest. I went to school first for Art, which I received my associates degree. A lot of good that does me right? So I went back first for Early Childhood Education, but, I was paying for everything on my own, and they passed the No Child Left Behind bill, and you have to have your masters to teach. I agree with that law, but knew I couldn't afford to go to school that long unless I didn't want to graduate until the age of 70. 

So I changed my major to Political Science, which I fell in love with! I also excelled at it! Go me right? Well I got really sick and had to take an incomplete for the entire semester, and was discouraged. 

I then got married, had two babies, and that threw a wrench in my plans of an education. After my third child was born, I said to myself, "self, you want your kids to be proud of you, and not be discouraged by whatever life throws them right? Get your ass back in school".

Back to school I went, While raising three small children and working full time! This time, for my Bachelors of Science, Psychology with an emphasis in substance abuse. I chose this for personal reasons, which I may or may not get into at some later date. I didn't want to work with addicts, I wanted to work with their families. Substance abuse affects the entire family, not just the abuser. 

So I went back, and am currently on a few short credits away from my degree. Then I intend on achieving my masters, and maybe one day, when I am 70, my PhD.

So any who... growing up you hear a lot about which side of your brain you use. If you use your left you are more artistic, etc. Right, you are more analytical. 

As a quazi educated woman I can tell you all, there is no proof of this. Yes certain areas of your brain respond depending on different stimuli, but, that does not mean that you are the next Da Vinci because you are a lefty. 

I know many right hand dominant musicians, painters etc. I also know some lefties that couldn't draw a smiley face if you gave them a million dollars. 

It comes down to, some Doctor suggested this theory and it gained momentum to the point where even today, the urban legend or whatever you want to call it has snowballed to the point it is taught to sixth graders in science class!

Give me your thoughts. Maybe we can do a Psych study on this. 

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