The fact that they were able to write their thoughts in a public venue and have them validated
by other professional educators turned out to be a great incentive to go further.
In such learning environments, students seek help from the teacher and
other professional educators only when they have exhausted the resources of themselves, project team members, and the Web.
The 1988 state law governing the reforms was crafted largely by community activists and business leaders, with relatively little input from district officials or
other professional educators.
Instructional employees include teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, librarians, and
other professional educators.