Dirk & My Students

After watching Game 4 of the NBA Finals (an 86-83 Mavericks win), I thought about how Dirk Nowitzki, star of the Mavericks, compared to my students. Nowitzki came to play with a 102 degree fever, after skipping the morning shootaround in order to rest up prior to the game. Although he had a off-night shooting, he scored 10 of his 21 points in the 4th quarter, including the game-sealing layup. Clutch.

The students in my class who were points away from passing for the quarter and skipped out from doing their final project presentations, a major part of their grade--not clutch.