Posted on 09/29/2006 4:50:52 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat
Home School Legal Defense Association has launched a new site, HSLDA’s Curriculum Market, for the sale of new and used curriculum and materials specifically related to homeschooling. HSLDA created this site in response to our members’ concerns about the policies of other auction sites that do not allow the sale of teacher or instructor materials (e.g., anything with an answer key). The new site is at http://market.hslda.org.
Anyone can sell materials on this site. Vendors can sell through auctions, multiple item auctions, bartering, and fixed price sales. If vendors have a lot to sell, they can upload the auction listings in bulk.
Since we are offering this resource as a member benefit, only HSLDA members will be allowed to buy. This also helps ensure that teacher materials are being sold only to teachers.
Though the site is intended to serve a specific need, we anticipate great interest among vendors, since our membership offers a potential market of more than 80,000 families.
To set up an account, go to HSLDA’s Curriculum Market site and use the “register” link on the left-hand menu (under “membership”). If you are an HSLDA member, make sure you sign up as a member.
HSLDA currently charges no fees for use of this site; all the profits will go to sellers. The same as other such sites, sellers will have profiles and the services they provide will be rated by their buyers.
Our hope is that this service will be a blessing to homeschool families, allowing them to save money on curriculum purchases and recoup some of their costs by selling used curriculum.
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Kinda cool. I have some things I'm thinking of selling, but I'll try my local homeschool group and some secondhand stores first.
This was a good response to the e-bay edict.
I agree. I have a large family, so I reuse curriculum materials more than the average, but it's still good to be able to get a few bucks for something we've decided isn't ideal for us.
If I didn't have several options locally, I'd be listing my Saxon math books tomorrow!
Silly entreprenuerial questions...
Do home schoolers HAVE to use state mandated course materials?
Does that vary by state?
Do home schoolers use these text books by convenience despite the costs?
Thanks.
Everything varies by state. Hslda.org has information on detailed state requirements.
In no state are homeschoolers required to use specific teaching materials. The most restrictive states ask for details on what curriculum one is using, and updates on the results on a regular basis. The easiest states, such as Oklahoma, say, "If the state shows up on your doorstep, your children have to demonstrate some education." Well, I wish my children would stop demonstrating their education long enough to chew their meals!
There are some textbooks that are widely considered to be extremely good, and homeschoolers will pay the price for them. After all, what's $250 for curriculum materials, compared to $2,500 for a year of Christian school? There's a large market for used textbooks, with or without "teacher specific" backup.
On the other hand, if you have a large family, you may tend toward less expensive materials in the early grades, and save your money for real school classes (community college, Christian school, etc.) at the high school level.
I hope this helps, ask more if you'd like. I'm in my 12th year of homeschooling, so I've done a lot of trial and error!
We received their email today about their market. While I don't know if we'll every purchase anything through their market, I really like this idea.
Thanks for the ping!
It will probably take them a while to get organized but I'm glad they are doing this.
Funny thing about ebay policy. Teacher's editions with facts and truth are not welcome on ebay. But go there and search the dvd category for "9/11" and see what kind of errors and lies are ok to list and sell on ebay. Dozens upon dozens of moonbat conspiracy dvds will you find.
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