People Who Save Teachers Time and Help Students – For Free
Of all the English teaching materials in the world, the ones I like best are those that are online and free. Not that I mind paying for good materials, mind you – it’s just that online materials are better (imho) than those you pay for – both those online and in textbooks.
Why is this?
The guys providing lesson plans for free…
1. are doing it because they love writing and creating materials. They aren’t doing it because it’s their job.
2. have a clear vision of what they want to do and then get it done.
3. are not constrained by editors who require materials to fit within a global, generic textbook mould.
4. are dedicated and talented materials writers.
5. know what motivates students.
6. appreciate what busy teachers need.
7. can create materials publishers are too afraid to touch.
8. are in the classroom day in, day out.
9. have a good sense of what works and what doesn’t with today’s learners.
10. can and do very regularly produce materials based on what happened one hour ago (almost) or on that day.
I am writing this post to congratulate some of my favourite materials writers for the valuable work they do in providing millions of teachers and students around the world with top quality, free and very regular lesson plans. They do so despite having full-time jobs. I know at least one has a full-time and several part-time jobs and a side job or three.