Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

The real winner in this story isn't the teacher who made a million dollars selling lesson plans (though Deanna Jump has certainly cashed in) - it's TeachersPayTeachers (TPT) founder Paul Edelman. He created the site, sold it to a publisher, bought it back again, and now has 1.1 million active members, grosses $2.5 million in sales, and has 10 employees. Most of the comments, not surprisingly, are positive. As Margaret Whisnant says, "Teachers will always have to create their own lessons, but now they can support each other by sharing their expertise, which results in more effective teaching. Nobody's taxes go up, no parents have to organize fundraisers."

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