Interesting site. I think the yearly fee is too high ($29.95), I would rather have a percentage of each sale taken off. I have checked out the site and as of now there aren’t many lessons, and the lessons seem to be of the skill drill variety. This might improve in time. It would be something for teachers to make money off of their creativity, and the prices of the lessons seem reasonable. Some lessons can be previewed before purchase but most don’t offer that feature. I am not planning of putting lessons for sale on the site and will continue offering them for free here.
The site, teacherspayteachers.com, aims to be an eBay for educators. For a $29.95 yearly fee, sellers can post their work and set their prices. Buyers rate the products.”It’s a way to pat teachers on the back, to value what they do,” Edelman said. “They create the material night after night. The best way to value that is to put a price on it.”Lots of websites offer lesson plans that can be purchased or downloaded for free. Yet Edelman says they don’t cover a fraction of what teachers themselves have come up with. By offering them a way to make a buck, the 33-year-old former teacher says he’s found a niche.
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