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December 07, 2011 07:39:39 AM

Recruiting and Screening For Top Talent:

High Pay:

Good Training for Teachers Entering the System:

Small Class Size:

Hold Teachers Accountable Through Test Results:

What else goes into recruiting, evaluating, and retaining great teachers?:

For a lot of people, teaching is a calling. having taught for 32 years, I can tell you that the good ones have some intangible quality I have always called "it". If you could identify and measure it you could go a long way to help education.

Class size is a function of age, maturity and subject. There is no one size fits all answer for education.

I love how people who have not been in the education field seem to think that they know how to fix all the problems. I don't presume to think I know how to fix Wall Street or Congress.

When it comes to getting the best teachers possible into the system, what are your priorities? Rank the approaches below from 1-5, with 1 being your highest priority.