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
Admiral Naismith's book post had a strange places edition
Alternative Medicine is apparently a new series, last week was on the cranberry by Snowy Owl
Autism diaries is back with an important voice has died by dsnodgrass
As part of DK GreenRoots
Bookflurries was about the the setting as character, brought to you by cfk
Books by kossacks by sarahnity
Campaigning 101 took a break this week
Chronic Tonic was about adventures in chronic pain by Stranded Wind, and they are looking for diarists.
Classical Economics looked at the wages fund and modern discussions of equality by NY brit expat
Considered Forthwith this week has a committee primer by Casual Wednesday
Constitution Wednesday is up to Federalist 12 by docstymie
cook for good took a break this week.
Cooking with AAF is done until the fall.
Dawn chorus has they say it's greenroots hosted by lineatus (welcome back!).
The depressed kitchen is back with deja vu all over again
Dinosaur of the week had nigersaurus and my five favorite finds by Username4242
The dkos chess tournament continues: Update; the black knight always triumphs; round 3 matchups; Round 3, SuperBowlXX.
The dkos travel board took a musical journey through India, and also went to Amsterdam (*turkana*). If you want to write for this series, contact LaughingPlanet.
FAQ forum with dmsilev
First Amendment Friday has Hustler vs. Falwell by Something the Dog Said.
Fitness Monday has A first (shared) 5K by sheddhead (if you want to write for this series, contact anotherdemocrat)
As part of DKGreenRoots
Free food foraging has foraging for herbs by Wide Eyed Lib
Friday evening photoblogging took a break this week.
As part of DKGreenRoots,
Friday night at the movies has a eco-movies edition
Friday philosophy has a photodiary of pride by rserven.
As part of DKGreenRoots
Frugal Fridays is about saving green by going green by sarahnity
Fundamental understanding of mathematics is now in week 22 by Orinoco.
Garden blogging with Frankenoid
Godel, Escher, Bach is suspended due to lack of interest; tomorrow, look for What book next?
Got a happy story had a DK Green Roots edition by Eddie C.
Hadrian's forum took a break this week.
for Healthy minds in healthy bodies, and part of DKGreenRoots, RLMiller wrote glacier national park 1, strip mines 0
History for Kossacks took a break this week
Home repair hosted by SMHRB
How a woman becomes a Goddess is back with Unelanuhi by Tara the antisocial social worker.
As part of DK GreenRoots
How regulation came to be this week is about Donora by dsteffen
Iron Chef Kos took a break this week.
As part of DK Green Roots
Macca's meatless Monday had an action diary by beach babe in FL
The Mad Logophile had a college of collective nouns by Purple Priestess
As part of DKGreenRoots,
Marine Life Series has responsible shrimp buying by Mark H.
Marketing 101 took a break this week.
Morning Feature had several teaching diaries this week (as usual):
aaaaahoooh! meta Monday
wolves and predators
mass transit
and nature's values
by NCrissieB
Organic gardening took a break this week.
Painting palooza with boran2
Parenting diary by Elisa; a new one should be up soon.
Pique the geek had the psychedelic indoles and fireworks safety
Saturday night losers club had a loser for Q2 edition hosted by chingchongchinaman
Saturday night UFOria is back with anatomy of an explanation by two roads
Science Saturday had a DKGreenRoots edition from Neon Vincent
Science tidbits had a DKGreenRoots edition by possum
Space diaries took a break this week
Sunday Puzzle by Nova Land
Sunday scavengers club took a break this week.
Teacher's lounge is on summer vacation.
The Left Wing made a comeback for DKGreenRoots with owl farm by Texas Revolutionary.
This week in space had Mars where art thou? by NellaSelim, a new one should be up later today.
Thursday health series had acetaminaphen concerns by Translator
Tutoring room took a break this week.
Weekly Physics is back with introduction to classical physics by drache.
Welcome New Users took a break this week.
WGLB Presents asked where do we go from here? by GLBT and friends
What are you reading? had mystery mania by plf515.
What are you working on? took a break this week
What's for dinner? had Independence day barbecue by progressivechefn and sourdough part 2 by 4fx
Wine Regions will be back in August.
As part of DKGreenRoots
Write on! was about have you been stripped? by SensibleShoes
Yat cuisine took a break this week
*Occasional diaries* by name of diarist
Edward Spurlock looks at 25 years of infomercials
As part of DKGreenRoots, FishOutofWater has the video that could save your life
As part of DKGreenRoots, Got a Grip is walking gently in the footsteps of my ancestors
illinifan gives reasons why college is so expensive
Im a frayed knot gives pointers on meditation: active and passive
mieprowan talks about water in it rains! it rains!
MPetrelis writes of a SF pink triangle burned on pride Sunday
plf515 noted that artificial insemination is not perverse. Exclamation point!; I also asked which book next? (2nd and final round tomorrow!)
sgoya writes about math gaps and about scapegoating teachers
teacherken writes about the 1964 civil rights act in of the senate and filibusters and asks what should be done with the stimulus money for education?
the vidiot tells us how Bloomberg lies about test scores
translator says that the haters win a case, and I am glad
username4242 had evidence of climate change: induced evolution in action