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An Irregular Compliment topic started 6/22/2005; 12:27:41 AM last post 6/22/2005; 12:27:41 AM

Doggie_boy7@y... - An Irregular Compliment   6/21/2005; 11:27:41 PM (reads: 2337, responses: 0) Mr. Lovas was a genius. I can't really descirbe it any other way. I had Mr. Lovas for only two quarters of English, but I realize exactly what Mr. Lovas was doing. He disguised it as English, but he was teaching us how to become better humans, as corny as that sounds. I say this because before I had taken Mr. Lovas' class, I was just another lost high school student who felt college just simply as "the next step". Towards what? I didn't know. But Mr. Lovas changed that. His assignments and discussions were meant to teach students their own reasoning and logic. He made us realize what makes us think the way we do, and where it might take us. Most importntly, in my case and probably for many others, he made me realize where I want to go with my life and why. I feel this is a very important idea, probably the single most important thing someone can learn in one's life. Lots of teachers teach subjects like math, chmistry, physics, etc... but what good is that knowledge without the desire to do something with it? Mr. Lovas taught me why I want to use that knowledge and what to use it for. He gave me the motivation which drives me to this day.  Mr. Lovas was teaching us how to be productive, happy, and successful human beings. Without Mr. Lovas, I may never have realized this. I feel that lots of people never really sit down and spend a lot of time thinking about where they're going with their lives. Perhaps it was just me, but because of Mr. Lovas alone, I figured out exactly what I want to do with my life. No longer do I stop to ask myself "why am I putting myself through all of this". Mr. Lovas helped me learn exactly why. I've stopped asking myself that question and push forward knowing I have reason to do so. Mr. Lovas' ability to teach such a basic and necessary idea to his students is amazing. He gave me the mindset that got me to where I am today. It will probably take me far into the future as well. I know that the quality of life of many students Mr. Lovas has taught has increased dramatically because of his instruction. Mr. Lovas did a great thing with his life and I thank him dearly for it. I never really got a chance to tell him all of this though, which is the one thing I regret. I'm sorry if what I just said is a little repetitive, I just hope this explaination on how he affected my life is descriptive enough. Mr. Lovas changed my life so dramatically in such a short period of time. This is why I think of Mr. Lovas as a genius, in every sense that word can take on. It takes something truely unique to do such a great thing. This is why I feel that regular compliments just don't cut it for Mr. Lovas. I can't think of anything I can say to describe just how great of a man he was. Discuss