A lot of good teaching goes on at dailyKos. But a lot of it doesn't get read by everyone who wants to read it, because diaries scroll by so fast.
This series is about diaries that teach and about things you want to learn. Could be any subject - an academic subject, a skill, a hobby, almost anything - but not diaries that simply inform, or it would include all of daily kos.
I will also include diaries about teaching and education
A big Thank You to the diary rescue team, who helped find a lot of stories I would have missed. Please keep it up!
What I do is, each week, search for the tags 'teaching' and 'learning' and go through jotter's lists for diaries that teach. Then I'll post the list, with perhaps some brief comment, and open the floor to people who want to learn something specific.
You can help me by tagging diaries with 'teaching' or 'learning' when you see diaries that merit those tags, by reminding me of what I've missed, by recommending this diary, and by commenting.
I divide the list into "Regular series" and "Occasional diaries"
*Regular series* - by title of series
Bookflurries had an open thread, brought to you by cfk
Dawn chorus has my little chickadee from lineatus
FAQ forum hosted by dmsilev
Friday Constitutional was about article one, section 3 and 4 by Something the Dog Said
Friday night at the movies took a break this week
Frugal Fridays was about Holiday gifts in lean times guest hosted by AnnieJo
Garden blogging hosted by Frankenoid
Got a happy story had a Chrysanthemum celebration edition, by Eddie C
Hadrian's forum was about Rome's corrupt aristocracy and the Republic's end by Emperor Hadrian
History for Kossacks took a break this week
Home repair hosted by claude
Iron Chef Kos was about tofu by LunkHead
Is our children learning? asked education reform or scapegoating? by Ruben Salazar
Marine Life Series was about the pipefish by Mark H
Math Mania took a break this week .... if any of you have things you want me to cover, or things you want to write about, let me know.
Painting palooza with boran2
Pique the geek was about electrical power transmission hosted by Translator
Saturday night UFOria was about matters of national interest
Science Saturday had an Obama elected edition from Neon Vincent
Sunday Puzzle returned with a special turn back your clocks edition hosted by Nova Land
The left wing took a break this week
Thursday Health Series was about fetal alcohol syndrome by ramara
Today in History took a break this week
Welcome New Users noted that it's just a blog by ek hornbeck
WGLB Presents had a bridal shower extravaganza by GLBT and friends
What are you reading? had the usual list by plf515
What are you working on? took a break this week
What's for dinner? had celebration food by ek hornbeck
Word of the week took a break this week
Yat Cuisine took a break this week
*Occasional diaries* by name of diarist
A Siegel writes that he is a petroholic (A Siegel is very prolific and excellent on energy and environmental issues)
Asinus Asinum Fricat is just as prolific and expert, but on issues of food and water. This week he has Another food safety concern GM rice; he goes outside his usual metier to write about David Geffen
Deoliver47 writes many educational pieces; this week: Notes on a nonethnocentric view of marriage
droogie6655321 tells us about whiskey in a stiff drink for a slow news day
EmperorHadrian tells us about the obsolete electoral college
Another of our environment and energy experts, JohnnyRook wrote to Obama that it's climaticide and the survival of civilization, not just energy and environment and also Climaticide update: Changes taking place in arctic sea ice melt and growth cycles
mem from somerville tells us about the fourth republic
Paert shows us first photos of true extrasolar planet, 30 light years away
rserven talks about choosing happiness
teacherken tells about tossing it all in the name of teaching
Translator talks about his bands
treghas lists some alternate sources of information in I like dkos but...