Modernity,Post-modernity and the Mission in Education

The discussion on modernity and post-modernity is no doubt of great importance to the academia all over the world. With no intention to get himself deeply involved in this discussion, the author of this paper only focuses his attention on the origin of modernity, the similarities and differences between modernity and post-modernity, their relationship with the social structure and social transformation, and tries to expound the cultural attitudes the developing countries should adopt and our mission in education.