A Fault In Schooling

What's better/worse? Learning nothing but getting perfect marks, or getting mediocre marks but learning a substantial amount? My experience in school is that it doesn't matter what you learn as long as it looks good on your transcript. This is not how it should be, but it is unfortunately how it is. Too many teachers focus on getting through the curriculum instead of actually teaching. When teachers don't show an eagerness to do their job students thus don't have the will to do a decent job. It's not one groups fault whether a student passes or fails, but in this age, learning comes second to good marks.