# Skip the Gatekeepers

> Skip the Gatekeepers is a practical, honest AI education brand for teachers, parents, and students aged 13+. Brand promise: "Do the real work. Skip the gatekeepers, not the learning." We teach people to do real work with AI and publish a weekly ranked list of AI and agent tools, sorted by what each tool is actually good for.

Key facts:
- Audiences: teachers (lead), students 13+, parents. Not targeted at children under 13.
- Integrity: we never help students pass off AI work as their own, take tests, or evade school AI policies.
- Investing content: paper trading only for minors; real-money (e.g., Coinbase) content is 18+ and educational, not financial advice.
- Rankings: 6 weighted criteria (usefulness 30%, quality 20%, ease 15%, privacy/safety/age 15%, value 10%, integrity 10%); verdicts Use it / Worth a try / Skip it / Watch. Sponsors never affect rankings.
- Lead product (in development): Lesson Plan Generator + Teacher Prep Pack.

## Pages
- [Home](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/): what we do and who it's for
- [Newsletter Issue #1](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/newsletter/): 18 AI tools ranked across 7 use cases (Oct 16, 2026; preliminary scores)
- [Pricing](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/pricing/): Free tier and Tool Rankings Pro ($6/month or $48/year founding price)
- [How we rank & make money](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/how-we-rank/): scoring method and disclosure rules
- [Teachers: Lesson Plan Generator waitlist](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/teachers/)
- [Integrity policy](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/integrity/) (draft)
- [Privacy policy](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/privacy/) (draft)