This study was conducted with 47 senior baccalaureate nursing students who enrolled in the discussion course of Professional Issues. The purpose of this study was two-fold: to describe the students' learning experience, and to discuss alternative approaches in nursing education. Data was collected from the students' written reports and group discussions as well as from researchers' participant observation during the Profession Issues course. Applying hermeneutic inquiry, the manner of students' growth and development in professional education was described. The findings support the concept that students can be led to self-reflection and an eventual transformation when allowed to express themselves in a non-threatening environment. The finding of this study indicated that, contrary to traditional conceptions of teaching, an educator's role can be effective as one in which constructive criticism,(欣賞的批評),power-sharing between teacher and students (生而不有)and “taking one's mind as a mirror(用心若鏡)”.