The document discusses the challenges facing the modern education system and the need for reform. It notes that the system was not designed to meet today's needs and that past reform efforts like No Child Left Behind have had little success. It outlines new skills like critical thinking that students need to acquire but that many are not. It argues the problem is adaptive rather than technical, requiring new approaches rather than known solutions. It suggests education leaders will need to change organizational beliefs, behaviors, and their own practices to transform the system in response to new challenges.