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 was away last week, so I will try to cover two weeks, below.
I'm also going to try to cover stuff about teaching and learning in school.
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 is about changes and about will wonders never cease?, brought to you by cfk
Dawn chorus has Roger Tory Peterson and flocking together by lineatus
FAQ forum is the place for learning about daily Kos: here and here, hosted by dmsilev
Fitness Monday had Yoga from Ellinorianne and what will you do today? by fiddlercrabby
Food News by Asinus Asinum Fricat
Friday night at the movies had a best plans gone awry edition hosted by occams hatchet and Lithium Cola, and can you help me? by annetteboardman
Frugal Fridays discussed car shopping guest hosted by FrugalGranny and give me some credit hosted by sarahnity
Garden blogging (renamed Denver blogging ) and here hosted by Frankenoid
Health care is a series on Thursday nights, this week 10 survival tips for the uninsured: part 2 by nightowl724
History for Kossacks was about Cossacks by Unitary Moonbat
Home repair and here by claude
Maccas Meatless Monday was about advantages of going veggie by beach babe in FL
Marine Life was exploring the surface of an asteroid by Mark H
Math Mania was about groups guesthosted by Jimdotz
Painting palooza with boran2
Photography break is a new series by juliewolf:
accipiters and buteos and hummingbird nest epilogue
Science Saturday had an Lunar eclipse edition and a Democratic convention edition from Neon Vincent
Solar, as seen on TV had some news by gmoke
Sunday puzzles had a acrostic redux hosted by juliewolf
The left wing had birds of India part 4 and part 3
Today in History by iampunha:
August 18, 1774 and 1992: Into the Wild
August 20, 1917: Adolf's experiments
August 21, 1888: Addled by adding no more
August 22, 1831: Nat Turner talked to God
August 29: Iff
WGLB Presents discussed what it costs and bisexuality, the media, and the myths by GLBT and friends
What are you working on? was about llamas hosted by EmeraldMaiden
What's for dinner? had frying pan to mouth in 20 minutes by Asinus Asinum Fricat
Word of the week discussed narcissism and privilege and radical Islamic extremism by grumpynerd
*Occasional diaries* by name of diarist
AndrewMC noted that school starts tomorrow
Asinus Asinum Fricat asked why are we facing a water crisis?
BFSkinner included one of my favorite quotations in growing up: a lesson learned
ClimateLurker told us why satellites are important, and about assisted colonization
Crashing Vor had a Gustav checklist, also here and here and, most recently here (the diary is the same, but the comments vary .... if you are in the path, be safe, be prepared, and good wishes)
David Brin brought us unusual perspectives, uplifting dogs, and science stuff
Eddie C discussed Coney Island (and other amusement parks)
Eugene F got historical with caviar preemptor and the Karl Roves of Tudor England
Fedaykin used a recent court decision to talk about air pollution monitoring
Jay Elias gave us infinite in all directions: an essay on Generation Kill
JFCooper discussed teaching evolution
juliewolf discussed birding coastal Maine
Land of Enchantment discussed regional climate change impacts
millwx brought considerable expertise to hurricane Gustav starting here continued here and here
ourprez discussed teaching the teacher
sfluke told us the sad news: Del Martin, lesbian pioneer, dies
Teach53 relates a very special homework assignment
teacherken noted that on Monday, the students report and discusses student reactions to Obama's speech
Translator started a new series, but the name is in flux:
is it
outwit the nitwit
also
petroleum
or
tweak the geek (magnetic resonance)
He also asked should I write a textbook? (with lots of knowledgeable response)
Winter Rabbit tells about apologizing for Genocide and about attempted encroachment at Medicine Bluffs