Posted on 08/26/2006 10:22:51 PM PDT by jdm
You know who I'm talking about, too!
The few examples you have seen aren't representative of the entire homeschool community, and I would bet that most homeschoolers have a far better understanding of civics than most people, adult and child, alike.
As far as eBay goes, I agree with you that it is eBay's business what they sell.
Ebay has the right to sell what they want and I would certainly be happy to sell my books somewhere else if that were the case. The very things we love about our free enterprise system people are complaining about.
***A public school teacher defended the policy, saying she cannot get a teacher's edition from a publisher unless she provides proof of her teaching employment. "It is quite costly for publishers to research and develop curricula and it is copyrighted.***
***It is quite costly for publishers to research and develop curricula and it is copyrighted.***
What does copyright have to do with it? Used books are sold all the time on places like Amazon. And that includes books with a great deal of research. For that matter, my local library sells used books for $.75 for a paperback, and $1.50 for a hard cover.
More power to you, and I'm very happy to hear you have had no trouble.
I had a bad experience, it cost me a lot of money and so I will NEVER say a good thing about them.
"More power to you, and I'm very happy to hear you have had no trouble.
I had a bad experience, it cost me a lot of money and so I will NEVER say a good thing about them"
Well, then I can't blame you for feeling that way..sorry you got burned.
What's your gripe about homeschoolers?????
And before you get your panties in a wad about my question, I'm not a homeschoolers. My daughter starts 3rd grade in the local public school the day after Labor day.
If you disagree with someone, attack the specific statement where you disagree, not the person, nor the group as a whole.
Or stay off this thread.
Teachers Edition has now been replaced with 'Parental Edition'... That is the work around. I'm getting ready to list a bunch of home school books and that is the new solution.
FReepmail me if any of them are for 3rd or 4th grade.....
Both of you are misconstruing my statement. If eBay wants to enable the sale of those materials on their auction site, then they need a way to certify the bidders are qualified to purchase those materials. If not, then they can't allow the sale of those items.
eBay is a business and it must conform to rules for the sale of certain classes of goods.
The fact that eBay chooses to simply not allow the sale of teacher version text books means this is an opportunity for another business to facilitate the sale and transfer of such texts between people who are qualified for such transactions.
I was at Borders the other day, and I overheard a homeschool mother talking with one of the employees. The homeschool mother was buying some things for the new school year, but certain items were restricted, and she was waiting on a letter from the local school district in order to prove that she was a qualified purchaser.
This is a reality of the system, and if Borders has the same requirement, why shouldn't eBay? And if eBay can't ignore the regulations, then they shouldn't be impugned for deciding to cancel the offending auctions.
Why does eBay "need to" do that? Sounds to me like there's an unmet need and an opportunity for an entrepreneur to step in.
If eBay wants to serve that market, they'd need to meet the requirements regulating the teaching materials, in which case they'd need a system for certifying the bidders.
If eBay chooses not to, it is an opportunity for a third party - who will also need some way of certifying recipients.
I guess I don't really have a problem with this. There are some unscrupulous public school kids who like to pick up teacher's editions. Perhaps this will make it a bit more difficult for them.
Sounds like an opportunity for someone to MAKE SOME MONEY..
Providing said links, sources and providers to homeschoolers if not actual materials......
That is the crux of the problem. Kids "earning" a higher GPA without ever actually learning the material by virtue of turning in complete and 100% correct homework. A good teacher would suspect a serious problem if such a student crashed and burned when taking an exam on the same subject matter in the classroom.
I taught college electronics and microprocessor programming/design classes for 3 1/2 years before my full time job made it impossible to teach in the evenings. My students ranged in age from 15 to 67. Skill levels, experience and aptitude were likewise wide ranging. There wasn't a "teacher's" edition for my classroom text. Fortunately, I didn't need one.
Anyone bent on cheating can get the info via many other Internet resources so it doesn't further that stated goal. The only real impact is more people will end up spending more of their money homeschooling their children. Even though they pay heavy property taxes to educate other peoples children... Basically just another obstacle...
RARE authentic DeForest KELLEY Autographed 8x10 COA
WILLIAM SHATNER - CAPTAIN KIRK SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO
AUTHENTIC PHOTOGRAPHS STAR TREK 4 CAPTAINS AUTO PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY CAPTAINS WILLIAM SHATNER PATRICK STEWART AVERY BROOKS KATE MULGREW
Star Trek Original Cast Signed 10" x 8" Photograph P/P
Star Trek Voyager Duncan Robert McNeill Photo Signed
That doesn't even get half way through the first page of "Star Trek photographs" searched.
eBay's overview of prohibited items includes... used clothing
Up for auction is a very gently used Womens Plus size 18/20 stonewashed denim shirt.
THIS SKIRT IS LONG WITH A FLARED BOTTOM NO POCKETS GENDLY WORN
Item Specifics - Women's Clothing Clothing Type: Tops/Blouses/T-Shirts Color: -- Size: -- Fabric: -- Style: -- Garment Care: -- Condition: Used
I could go on all night, but I think you get the idea.
Not outrageous. It is totally consistent. They don't allow resale of govt. school or homeschool teachers answer books because they don't want the students getting their hands on them.
It makes "homework" too easy by looking up the answer.
Of course, a group of homeschool subversives could always take the texts used by govt. schools and publish "answer sheets" and put them on the web in order to bring down the public school system.
Not that I am advocating that.
Seems to me, this might be a fruitful opportunity for an enterprising, scorned homeschool teacher to set up an eBay copycat site that markets exclusively to those who wish to buy/sell that which eBay prohibits.
My thoughts exactly. I can even imagine a mass marketing e-mail sent out with the simple subject line "Screwed by eBay? Here's an alternative!"
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