Not at all. In European countries, the Berne Convention is strictly enforced and there are exceptions for educational purposes, particularly for the purposes of illustration in the educational context—in France, for example. Often, to ensure that these exceptions do not have an inordinate impact on creators, they may also include compensation, but they are carefully targeted to ensure there is no impact on the market.
In some countries, such as Australia, legal licensing allows the schools to access works on the Internet in exchange for compensation. Copibec has an agreement with the Australian society for exchanges of inventory: we administer the Australian inventory in Quebec and Copibec receives royalties for the reproduction of material on Quebec websites.
So, yes, there are exceptions. They have to be strictly defined and, in some cases, include compensation. It depends on the schools' requirements. I think that there should be exceptions under the Act when access to works is problematic. However, when there is no access problem, I see no reason to include an exception. The Copyright Act does not give users the right to exceptions. When there are exceptions, they reflect the rights of users, but not the contrary.