a troubling occurance

today, a student accused me of being "average." when i quickly retorted that i find myself to be above average, thank you very much, she asked "well why are you teaching here then?" ... aquí hay problema... if students themselves believe that they don't deserve the best, how will they push themselves to achieve it? OR if they think that teachers are supposed to be just "average" people then why should they believe what we say to be true or helpful?