The state's new Commissioner of Education says schools need to become more focused on the student, not the system.
While Commissioner Randy Watson says that "sounds simple," he added that it is "extremely hard."
Watson spoke to a gathering Thursday of more than 100 school administrators and board members in Salina as part of a regional meeting of the Kansas Association of School Boards.
The Salina Journal reports that Watson's comment came as he presented the findings of meetings around the state at which people were asked to describe the qualities of a successful 24-year-old.
Of the nearly 2,000 people who weighed in at them, 23 percent said academic skills such as reading and math were important.
The same percentage said interpersonal skills were important to success in life.
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