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How a Teacher Built a 9000 Monthly Side Hustle in Curriculum Design
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher named Jenna turned her lesson-planning skills into a $9,000 monthly side hustle in curriculum design. They break down her three-phase strategy: selling individual units on Teachers Pay Teachers, landing a contract with a small edtech startup to write NGSS-aligned modules, and eventually offering paid consulting to districts piloting new science standards. Lucas highlights the key numbers—including how she hit $9,000 by month seven—and Luna challenges him on the scalability of teacher side hustles. They discuss the…
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