This document discusses how teachers have lost their voice in education reform. It notes that when reforms are undertaken, experts, policymakers, and decision makers ignore teachers. As a result, the role of teachers has been reduced to that of specialized technicians who implement ideas but do not help develop them. The document argues that teachers must take an active role in raising questions about what and how they teach, as well as the larger goals of education, and that they need to develop a critical language to enable change.