Jane, Jones is stating what research has shown - that corporate, top-down, data-heavy approaches to education have not worked and backfire on school systems. 

There are many teachers who love what they do and find ways to connect with their students. In case you missed it, Andy Jones has been named Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2016. The problem is that too many teacher who love their work and students are leaving their classrooms.

The issues that Jones points out in the superintendent search process and the backgrounds of the candidates is troubling because the sort of leadership we can expect to follow will NOT encourage teachers to stay in the classrooms in the midst of a mass teacher exodus which has been plaguing Hawaii for years now. An exodus that has been a direct result of poor policies, lack of support, over testing, not to mention low pay that does not keep up with Hawaii's cost of living nor the cost of obtaining the sort of education needed to become a teacher.