Don't Get Me Wrong, I Am Totally in Favor of Everyone Learning How to Make Books

[fuzzybluemonkeys]

But if I could do the Spock and/or Teal'c-style eyebrow raise, I'd totally be doing it in the general direction of the folks who take Bookbinding I who clearly have no crafty inclinations whatsoever. Like, I'm not saying you should come in with previous knowledge or knowing how to thread a needle or anything, but I feel like there's sort of a skill-set or maybe even a mind-set wherein you can actually learn those things. And if you don't have that crafty inclination, I have to wonder what makes you look at a Bookbinding class and decide to take it in the first place.

(This post is brought to you by me doing RA hours on Fridays and basically having to re-teach this guy step by step the things he should have learned in class. I mean, there were people in my BBI class who weren't crafty and needed help, but they got the gist, you know?)

Comments

[somnolentblue]

Okay, I don't understand why you would take bookbinding for random credits; it seems like there would be other classes better suited for random padding. How very bizarre.

Our (only) bookbinding class is a Masters level class taught by our conservation guy; it mostly attracts MFA students (it's taught through the art department), but there's generally one or two library kids in there as well.