Yesterday's New York Times contained an interesting article about the financial value of teaching content: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/education/15plans.html?_r=1&hp .
The idea of intellectual ownership, especially in this context, is a fascinating one. Personally, I've used one of the sites mentioned in the article (http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/) a few times over the past two or three years to varying degrees of success. Once in awhile the site has been a real life-saver, offering just what I was looking for at a reasonable cost. Other times, however, I've felt really ripped off by an item I've purchased. Either way, I prefer the idea of paying a teacher for something he or she has developed as opposed to lining the pockets of the select few companies/people who aren't even working with kids in classrooms.
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