Many of the really outstanding “educators” (versus teachers) in our yeshivos and beis yaakovs were older and considering retirement even before Covid. After 2 years of dealing with Covid (often w/o the resources and support provided in more affluent schools) they are leaving in record numbers and generally replaced by younger, less experienced teachers. The system is over-extended and the quality of instruction will suffer. Too many yeshivos, too much duplication of physical facilities and excess administrative overhead, too little focus on training and instructional skills. As someone noted above, entry level teachers are viewed almost as an afterthought as a fungible commodity rather than being the core focus of our yiddeshe mosdos.
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