There are lot of great discussions currently tagged teaching (Topics tagged teaching). Should we make it a category instead of a tag?
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I think it definitely should be its own category. This would be an opportunity to create a much need space for approaches to teaching R that doesn't really exist anywhere else.
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I think it's a good idea, since the categories somewhat define "what's okay to talk about" (regardless of intent). I can see someone wanting to ask a non-tidyverse teaching question feeling that they shouldn't post here -- "uncategorized" feels dirty, somehow.
If it's added, it might be worth a small update to the pinned tidyverse category post pointing out that threads aimed primarily at teaching the tidyverse should go in the teaching category.
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Yes. As someone teaching R4DS this semester, I have found the discussions helpful and it would be nice to have them grouped together.
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I came here specifically for teaching topics, it would be great if it was its own category.
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There's a new Teaching category here:
https://forum.posit.co/c/teaching
@Hadley suggested the Hex. Finally a good use for comic sans.
I second @nick.
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To be clear I DID NOT and WILL NEVER advocate the user of comic sans
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I think a chalk font, e.g. http://www.fontspace.com/david-kerkhoff/dk-crayon-crumble , would have been a better choice. 
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I've hijacked some of the posts tagged "teaching" and moved them to the new category to give new posters some context. I tried to focus on discussion that were more broadly about the classroom experience rather than specific coding issues that came up during a class. That said, my choices were pretty arbitrary; if I didn't move your post in and you think it should be, feel free to do so.
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Your welcome... anytime I can help