giant step in the other direction

So, we paid a fortune for a college management system that does not let us do requisitions nor examine our account lines. IT says the system is a work in progress. Trouble is, I don't see any progress.

Is it just me

...or has anyone else noticed that the more we put technology between students and teachers and the more we focus on teaching the student how to learn rather than actually teaching content the worse we do in comparison with other countries?