This statement begins the report recently generated for the state of New York by a task force commissioned to revise their history curriculum. Statements like these are manifestations of postmodernism as it impacts public education. A key word to learn when trying to understand postmodern education is constructivism . Constructivism is the main underlying learning theory in postmodern education. Knowledge is not discovered as modernists would claim.
Reality is a story.
Nobody's version of reality can claim to have more objective authority because all versions are merely human creations. No, we're not kidding. If no one's knowledge is necessarily true, everything changes. A student-centered classroom in this context is likely to have minimal structure. It usually involves opportunities for social interaction, independent investigations and study, and the expression of creativity, as well as provision for different learning styles.