Skillshare deleted half of their classes and didn’t tell anyone.

No one is happy, no one was notified. But Why?? And where can online instructors turn?

Disclaimer: I am a teacher on Skillshare, so it’s super effective. Also, I do not have a figure for the exact % of classes removed, I estimate around half.

Update: In the months after writing this, I have worked with Skillshare to get most of my classes back, and am having better engagement than ever. I am now more accepting of with the purge, as there are less distractions on the platform from my top-rated Sell Art Online classes. In fairness, they did a terrible job on communication and broke their own terms of service, as you will find out shortly.

Dear Skillshare,

I love you. You gave me hope when my courses simmered on Udemy instead of sizzled. You excited me into unlocking a passion I didn’t know I had. You freed me from waiting tables. You took me to South America, fed me, and sheltered me. I am grateful. I will always be grateful.

Now, my things are out on the street. My eyes are red, my cheeks are wet. I am in pain. My fellow teachers are out on the street too. We are out here huddled for warmth.

I look and see a light a far.

“We need to move” I tell the others.

The house of Skillshare is crumbling before our very eyes. Shreiks. Gasps. Smoke and dust all around.