It is a bit of both. There are teachers who can't teach, because they are so busy trying to keep up their "no child left behind" status or simply are collecting a paycheck. There are students who are more concerned with facebook, twitter, or whatever than with the educational system. Then there are school which lack funding to update to the best teaching methods.

Quarks as opposed to neutrinos :) I prefer LibreOffice, because I like the layout and compatibility a little more.