> Isn't this the parents' faults? Okay, a failing student is the fault of the parents. Now what? Do you think parents want their children to fail? Failing c

> Isn't this the parents' faults? Okay, a failing student is the fault of the parents. Now what? Do you think parents want their children to fail? Failing children are generally associated with low socioeconomic status. So, now, you have to fix low socioeconomic status. Now what? etc. You are correct that schools and teachers can only do so much. However, schools and teachers must also operate in the reality of what actually exists rather than what they would like.