Reply To: Every Menahels Difficult Dillema, the underperforming career rebbi.

So called “burnout” is not the primary reason that some rabbonim are not effective in chinuch (even if they are otherwise talmedei chachamim and ehrliche yidden). Most yeshivos do not have a robust pre-hiring program to evaluate the educational skills of prospective teachers and in most cases, rely upon referrals to the rosh yeshiva or cursory trial shiruim. While it may sound a bit ruthless to weed out the lower performing rabbonim at the earliest possible time and not carry them over from year to year or allow them to migrate from one yeshiva to another, such a merit-based review and removal program is critical for out yinglach to succeed. While some kids will succeed even with bad teachers, the majority need the best and most talented rabbonim we can provide. As I’ve said above, don’t make yeshivos into employers of last resort for rabbonim that no one else wants to employ.