Reclaiming Professionalism: The Teacher as Expert

Somewhere along the way, we began to treat teachers like technicians—not professionals.

Scripts replaced autonomy. Policies replaced trust. And creativity was sacrificed on the altar of standardization.

But teaching is both an art and a science. It requires expertise, intuition, and judgment.

Reclaiming professionalism means advocating for ourselves as experts in instruction, relationships, and human development. It means challenging the myth that anyone can walk in off the street and do our job.

We must speak up. We must lead. And we must stop apologizing for being professionals in a field that shapes every other profession.

The classroom is ours to reclaim—and so is our voice. Create an image for this blog.