I see what you mean and disagree with you.
I posted (what I think are) sources to find instructors who may go beyond the standards: this does not mean that the majority of other instructors do not meet the standards.
There may be instructors who have low quality classes (and I have done classes which I regretted paying for) but I have no idea whether this is the majority.
There is a difference between doing the standards and going beyond them. The vast majority of the OW students learn enough to do a few scuba dives and be reasonably safe, you may think that this is not enough but this is another point than "the agencies are failing".
Fair enough point, perhaps failing is too strong a word, in need of improvement may be a more fair description.