An educationalist is someone who knows a lot about ways of teaching and learning — how schools should work, how children pick things up, what a good lesson looks like. They may write books, advise a government, or train teachers.

An educationalist iseducationalist指的是 someone who knows a lot about ways of teaching and learning深入了解教與學方法的人——how schools should work學校該怎麼運作、how children pick things up孩子怎麼學會東西、what a good lesson looks like一堂好課該是什麼樣子。They may他們可能 write books寫書、advise a government替政府提供建議，or或是 train teachers訓練老師。

They are not simply 'a teacher,' though some educationalists used to teach. The word is more common in British English; American English often prefers educationist, which means the same thing.

They are not simply 'a teacher,'他們不只是「一位老師」， though actually不過 some educationalists used to teach有些educationalist以前確實教過書。The word is more common in British English這個詞在英式英文裡比較常見；American English often prefers educationist美式英文則常用educationist，which means the same thing意思一樣。

It is a formal, professional word. You will hear it in newspapers when they quote an expert on schools, not in the playground. Though actually, the job is about ideas and systems as much as about standing in a classroom.

It is這是 a formal, professional word正式、專業的詞。You will hear it in newspapers你會在報紙上聽到這個詞 when they quote an expert on schools當報導引用教育專家的話時，not而不是 in the playground在遊樂場上聽到。Though actually不過其實，the job is about ideas and systems這份工作跟理念和制度有關， as much as about standing in a classroom不亞於站在教室裡教書。