I have been buying and selling on ebay, and as a homeschooling mom, I need to be able to buy teachers editions to go along with student materials. It is very difficult to correct work and tests without the answers. I love ebay and hope to continue using it.
I do alot of business with E-bay and it would be a shame that this would hurt me as a parent and homeschooler. With out the support from other homeschoolers selling their items, I would find it financially difficult to purchase brand new products for our six home schooled children. Please reverse your decission. Thank you.
Phillip Murray
Gettysburg, PA
I will not be able to sell my curriculum on ebay because all of my material includes teacher editions. This will hurt when I can't resell our books for new ones.
I believe you could help the situation by adding the option of identifying yourself as a home educator on your ebay profile. That could be a condition of the sale.
The petition is political in nature and not truly there to help keep kids from getting the answers in the TE books. This policy is discrimination and intolerable!
because like another supporter stated, TE books can be purchased anywhere, not just on ebay. Come on guys this is a silly ban that is only hurting homeschoolers. Please reconsider this ban so that we can support your website.
because it is illogical and an unnecessary burden. This is a legitimate means for a large segment of the population to purchase/sell necessary items in the homeschool market.
I support this petition. Ebay is a great place to buy used school books and that should include Teacher Edition materials. We, homeschoolers, need the Teacher Manuals. Ebay, please do not take the place of a parent. The parents must monitor what their children buy and if they are cheaters then they will cheat regardless of what Ebay sells or doesn't sell. Thank you.
I have four grandchildren that are homeschooled. Eliminating the exchange of curriculum between homeschool parents seriously endangers the ability of those parents to obtain the needed resources. Buying four differenct age related informational textbooks is an added burden that eBay could ease. Most of these same homeschooling moms are the backbone of the eBay power sellers (excluding large companies who have gotten into the system)
I support this petition because it demonstrates great ignorance on the part of ebay. Any person can purchase teachers editions and answer keys NEW from a wide variety of sources, including the publishers themselves. Teaching resources are NOT controlled substances.
I am a homeschool mom and as such, a "Teacher" as I spend countless hours teaching my daughter a variety of subjects - Language Arts, Math, Science, Spelling, History, etc. It is ridiculous that homeschooling parents are not allowed to sell "Teacher's Edition" teaching manuals. As a homeschool mom, it is important to me to find good deals on materials to stay within a reasonable budget. It is impossible to teach some courses without the aid of teacher's manuals. While I can understand the concern regarding students who may purchase these manuals and possibly cheat, isn't it the parents responsibility to ensure that their children are demonstrating good character and integrity? I find it offensive that an organization, such as Ebay would try to take the place of the responsibility of these parents and thereby disallow the selling of teacher's manuals to those of us who are in need of such materials. An adjustment in this policy must be made.
Teacher's Guides are necessary when teaching at home or in a school. This policy punishes those of us who teach at home. I use ebay for many of my homeschooling purchases ;however, I will have to find another place to purchase if this policy continues. It doesn't take a teaching degree to read a teachers manual. Kristen White
I homeschool my children and I look to ebay to buy a majority of my text and teachers edition books. If this stops being allowed I'm afraid I'll have to take my business elsewhere.
Do not make life more difficult for homeschooling parents just because no one wants to take the time to supervise their children who do not have the integrity to take an honest exam and submit honest homework.
I support this petition as a homeschool mom of four. It is an invaluble resource to be able to find curriculum at a reduced rate online. Yet without the teachers edition...?
I have been and am surrently an Ebay buyer and seller for MANY years. BUT - if Ebay continues to disallow TE editions to be sold on their website - I may need to stop purchasing on said site.
Deborah Breuer (bestbidbuyer)
I homeschool. Homeschoolers must have access to teacher's editions to effectively teach. While I understand eBay's position, I do not believe it is up to them to decide if a student is cheating or not. You can go to most publishers websites and buy teacher's editions outright so what is the difference? If students cheat, it will eventually come back to haunt them later in life and they will only regret their cheating. If eBay starts this policy, what will be next?????
I homeschool my own four children plus four others. I rely on e-bay purchases to make this arrangement economically plausible. Discontinuing the ability to sell and purchase teacher's editions is unwarranted and illogical.
Although it is true that some students may try to cheat with TEs, the TEs are easily available elsewhere. I don't believe E-bay is trying to discriminate but I do think that it should thoughtfully re-consider this new policy.
This position by Ebay is illogical and discriminatory. Homeschoolers use Ebay as a means to sell and purchase curriculum every year. Please consider the growing numbers of families who utilize your site for their curriculum purchases. Reconsider your position and let parents deals with unruly cheating students themselves. It's their responsibilty anyways.
ebay has become a vital source of income for many homeschool families. These materials most of the time are homeschool editions and would never be used in a public school setting. This is an unfair policy to a large and growing community.
Ebay is not taking into consideration the extremely large numbers of homeschool families who use ebay to buy/sell homeschool materials. These materials are available at at local stores in all states as well as conventions. Ebay is not preventing cheating by children, but rather, punishing homeschool families who have used the site for years to save on homeschool materials. Please reconsider your position.
because it is discriminatory towards the growing number of home school families. I cannot imagine trying to home school without teachers editions that include answer keys as well as teacher helps. Home schooling is a growing trend in the US (and other countries) and it is unfair of eBay to limit those of us in we can buy or sell to aid in our endeavor to provide a solid education for our children.
because I have an old friend that homeschooled each one of her chldren. She's still got one in the nest and I oppose any effort that would make it harder for her or any other family who's trying to give their children an education.
Please allow teacher's editions to be sold. Ebay is a major source of my homeschooling purchases. This would seriously impact my homeschool budget and my other purchases at Ebay.
