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The quality of the teacher doesn't affect how much students learn (that doesn't mean it doesn't affect other factors - e.g., interest and motivation). Low ability students learn just as much as high ability students when exposed to the same experiences. More able students learn more because they seek out other learning opportunities. Tests, more than measuring a student's learning, reflect the student's motivation.

In this post I referenced a statistic that said that studies show that on average 50% of students are not engaged, 20% are actively disengaged - the reason - not interested In Dan Pinks book 'Drive - the surprising truth about what motivates us' he suggests that the reason they are not interested in their studies is because we have taught them not to be.