Pete Shimazaki Doktor

An educator and parent on unpaid medical leave and in transition from public education.

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War Is A Disaster, Not A Game Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

War Is A Disaster, Not A Game

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Defund militarism and invest in peacemakers if conflict resolution is truly the objective.

Whole Child Left Behind: How Hawaii’s ‘Model’ Approach Fails Kids Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Whole Child Left Behind: How Hawaii’s ‘Model’ Approach Fails Kids

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The top-down, business model of public education that our state advances today is obsessed with mass testing, teacher evaluation and other dubious reform measures.