First, thanks for all the great comments last week; I am glad to know this series is appreciated.
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, but, this week, I did not include diaries that are just about the stupidity of cutting education from the stimulus plan
DKU also offers tutoring in whatever we can. I can cover statistics and some math; others know other subjects. Please ask questions or volunteer answers (or both, of course).
What I do is, each week, search for the tags 'teaching', 'learning', and 'education' and go through jotter's lists and the diary rescue 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' or 'education' 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
2 potatoes - the straight skinny on weight loss took a break this week.
2009 get fit challenge is on week 16 by kkmama; week 17 should be up soon. Update [2009-4-25 10:32:17 by plf515]:] and [here it is.
Admiral Naismith's book post will be back next month.
Bookflurries was about other worlds, brought to you by cfk
Campaigning 101 took a break this week
Chronic Tonic was about fibromyalgia
Classical Economics took a break this week.
Considered Forthwith this week is about the House and Senate ethics committees by Casual Wednesday
Cooking with AAF had the wondrous cuisine of Armenia
Dawn chorus tells us go fish! by lineatus
The depressed kitchen had odds and ends by makettle
The dkos travel board was about Laos by LaughingPlanet (if you'd like to write a diary in this series contact Laughing Planet).
FAQ forum hosted by dmsilev
Feminisms took a break this week (is this coming back?)
First Amendment Friday had Whitney vs. California by Something The Dog Said
Fitness Monday had cosmic convergence by AnnieJo (if you want to write for this series, contact anotherdemocrat)
Free Food says that good things come in threes by Wide Eyed Lib
Friday night at the movies had Maurice Jarre by chingchongchinaman
In Friday philosophy, rserven tells us about the unmaking of a woman
Frugal Fridays has mothers and fathers by sarahnity
Fundamental understanding of mathematics is now in week 12 by Orinoco.
Garden blogging with Frankenoid
Godel, Escher, Bach had brains and thoughts by plf515 (tomorrow - Jabberwocky in different languages!)
Going EV took a break this week
Got a happy story had an a tale of two cities by Eddie C
Hadrian's forum took a break this week.
Healthy delicious eating took a break this week.
Healthy minds in healthy bodies had Mt Hood gets stimulated by indigoblueskies
History for Kossacks took a break this week.
Home repair guest hosted by SMHRB
How a woman becomes a Goddess had Rhea by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
How regulation came to be is back with red moon rising by dsteffen
Intro to motorized bikes took a break this week.
Iron Chef Kos was about tomatoes! by LunkHead
Is our children learning? took a break this week
The Left Wing took a break this week
Macca's meatless Monday said there is no brave face on my plate by beach babe in FL
The Mad Logophile had toponyms by Purple Priestess
Marine Life Series took a break this week
Math Kos took a break this week
Painting palooza with boran2
parenting by Elisa. A new one should be up later today. UPDATE and here it is.
Pique the geek is back with drugs of abuse: alcohol by Translator
Saturday night losers club had forest edition hosted by chingchongchinaman
Saturday night UFOria had it seems impossible but there it is by two roads
Science before it hits the papers took a break this week
Science Saturday had an Earth day edition from Neon Vincent
Science tidbits by possum.
Sunday Puzzle had special alternative minimum tax your brain edition by Nova Land
Sunday scavengers club had a latest news edition by Blue Intrigue.
Teacher's lounge was about meeting students where they are by mamamedusa. A new one should be up soon. UPDATE and it's up: advising graduating students by annetteboardman
this week in space by NellaSelim; Update [2009-4-25 9:58:22 by plf515]:] A new one is up: [here
Tutoring room took a break this week.
Thursday health series asked what difference does a year make? by dadanation
Urban Chicken is now in week 3 by carver
Water news took a break this week.
Welcome New Users took a break this week.
WGLB Presents had just the news by GLBT and friends
What are you reading? had aliens by plf515
What are you working on? took a break this week.
What's for dinner? had browning reactions by Translator and pizza! baseball! bonus teabags! by indigoblueskies.
Write on! discussed books about writing by SensibleShoes
Yat cuisine took a break this week
*Occasional diaries* by name of diarist
123Idaho asks will Arthur Vailas get a raise now?
alefnot has a hugely informative Earth (day) science: climate and the energy budget
amplify your voice talks about the idiocy of abstinence only education in Bill O'Reilly's best friends
BFSkinner asked who am I today? A product of the past
c had asks are liberal vouchers possible?
catch lightning discusses greener schools, better schools, more jobs
ChicagoACTS asked us to support Chicago charter schools teachers and their new union
dancerat talks about a masters degree for $300 a term? Packing for the EU
daveUSA tells us about the Ludlow massacre
EddieC has photos from the NY Botanical Gardens
elropsych notes that in edunomics 101, Friedman gets an F; he also talks about terror management theory, right wing relatives, and tea
FoxWizard tells us about teen girls targeted for reeducation
Hybridity has questions and answers with teh gays
jocoshow discusses special needs education in Hawaii
juliewolf has pictures and prose about osprey and birds of spring, let's get it on!
keirdubois talks about reviving the lost art of self-immolation
leftyparent has an argument for many paths
plf515 took over Morning Feature for the joy of participatory learning
qi moutache wrote about taming the wild within
sgoya talks about charter school misconceptions
teacherken discusses education: why we're still at risk and an argument for socialism by Bernie Sanders and Columbine after 10 years: A teacher reflects
vladislaw notes that scientists discover a nearly Earth sized planet
Winter Rabbit tells us about forced sterilizations of indigenous women and that the head of the BIA apologized for genocide
yellow dog in NJ asks why aren't there protests for better education?