All too many students feel that they can sit back during the class and expect the teacher to do all of the work. Their job is to passively stay in class, possibly even to do other things in class and it is the teacher's job to grab their attention, to do things that will make them excited and interested in the material. Otherwise it is the teacher's fault that they did not learn.

Well, it may indeed be the teacher's fault. There is some justification for that. However, the blame does not help the student with the bottom line - the fact that the student did not learn the material properly, and doesn't know what is supposed to be taught.

It would have been much better had the student learned the right study skills and taken the right effort to study. In such a case, with a poor teacher the student will be able to learn the material anyhow. With a good teacher the student will be able to excel in knowledge of the material.

In other words, by using the upper study skill of active listening and active participation, no matter how good the teacher is, the student is always a few steps ahead. It is well worth it.

Furthermore, this concept of blame is defeating for the student's future life. If the student does not succeed in other areas of life and always has somebody to blame, then the student is going to lose out ultimately.