Teaching was already suffering. Then came COVID-19.

Source: We Are Losing Good Teachers Due to COVID, and We May Not Recover 

This article looks teachers over 50 in US public education, explaining that a large number of people will choose to retire during COVID rather than return to the physical classroom or take up skills necessary to teach online.

The BC TEAL Association has worked in tandem with agencies across Canada to aid in re-skilling EAL teachers to deliver effective education online since March 2020. British Columbia EAL teachers have stated in articles and zoom meetings that they are eager and willing to meet the challenges this fall. This field shows every sign of successfully transitioning to online education and flourishing in the coming months and years.