Preach on Sister!

Anyone with more than three years of teaching experience, I think, would not find this as a big surprise. While the teacher may be the biggest factor in the classroom, out of the classroom the student and parents are the biggest factor.
Society in general would say, "You mean, if you refuse to study, refuse to complete assignments, labs, and projects, you can't just magically be MADE smart by the teacher? Really?"

Ummm...yes...Really.