The failure of the educational system could be attributed to various factors - to the students, to the system, to the teacher or teachers, to the situation at home, and more. Who shall we attribute the failure? More important - is it important to place blame?

The bottom line is that educational theorists have been devoting a great deal of time and energy to the decision about who to blame. Not much is to be gained from that discussion. While they are trying to figure out who to blame, the children are still failing. Perhaps it's time to do something about the problem instead of deciding to whom to point a finger.