Conversely, vocation should be seen only as a means to free ourselves and pursue a life of reflection that allows us to come to the knowledge of what is true. For education to be successful, educators must understand what constitutes truth. C.S. Lewis wrote: "Truth is always about something, but reality is what truth is about. That truth is important might seem obvious, but in today's society truth is seen as malleable and relative. If we are able to To navigate the quagmires of standards and assessment, we must clearly understand what it means to say something is true and how this allows us to arbitrate between a student's correct and incorrect beliefs. Truth is the driving engine the search for truth involves the desire to understand what is real and avoid what is false (Pettifor, Audrey E., et al).