(Poll created June 13, 2012)
Submitted by editor

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Many people believe that schools should reward "good" teachers with better pay and retention. What are the most effective ways to figure out which teachers are good?

Whether they are male or female or other
Mastery of Common Core material
Their commitment to diversity
Review of their daily teaching plans
National standardized test scores
Survey the students
The advanced degrees they have
Whether they are married
How many years they have been teaching
Their interest in supporting political candidates
Those that have tenure
How many children of their own they have
What school they went to
Ask the parents of the students
Which church they attend
Their attendance record
Remote video monitoring of their classrooms
Active in continuing their education
Participation in community groups not related to the school
Their crimInal history
How well they dress
Formal Education in the field they are teaching
Whether they show up at sporting events
There are no bad teachers, only better ones
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