tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post3480938900250814968..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: starting to make booksDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-70343151227228927182010-01-15T19:10:49.012-06:002010-01-15T19:10:49.012-06:00Doing craft work is the only certain way of gainin...Doing craft work is the only certain way of gaining a respect for it. Otto Salomon and other early advocates of manual training claimed that it created a sense of the dignity of all labor, so it was for all students, including those with academic ambitions.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-65894627694214089652010-01-15T18:04:49.069-06:002010-01-15T18:04:49.069-06:00It looks like they're enjoying it...even if th...It looks like they're enjoying it...even if there was "unbelievable" tearing involved!<br /><br />As someone who makes books for a living, I love thinking of the appreciation your kids will have for the process and techniques when they finish! Doing the motions and the work for yourself is a great way to not only learn a process, but to develop respect and appreciation for the work and skill involved. Thanks.Maggiehttp://www.campbellrawpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-43726732298476521432010-01-13T17:36:57.551-06:002010-01-13T17:36:57.551-06:00I like it. I think it is good for the kids to do t...I like it. I think it is good for the kids to do these things over and over again. So much of the educational system seems based on "try this," "dabble at that" for a while, if you get board "we will entertain you," or "you can get a pass to go down the street and buy a hamburger." <br /><br />They are making real books, for a real use, and everyone gets a book. Tearing sheets until it's "unbelievable", they can't believe it, have never experienced it. Hole punching until you're all punched out then punching some more. Just wait for sewing signatures. <br /><br />This bookmaking is the real work of the world, not just dibbling and dabbling at this and that. <br /><br />I love it!johnleekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728049151745239568noreply@blogger.com