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Title: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: superstar1 on November 25, 2010, 07:32:46 pm
hey, im in year 12 next year and i will be studying methods so i wanted to know who is a better tutor; Jack or Derrick Ha. i wan to know regarding quality and price. also where does Derrick Ha hold his tutoring? i know JAck is in springvale and that is close to me. thanks.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: 98.40_for_sure on November 25, 2010, 07:55:29 pm
First of all, are you an average student, below average or above?
If you think you can pull off 35+ then jacks will most likely not help you and you will feel like you're wasting 2 hours of your time each week. If you learn from notes then get a friend to grab you an extra set or something, but honestly they aren't that useful.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: _avO on November 25, 2010, 08:05:22 pm
@Jacks its $20 for 2 hrs (more like 1hr 45 mins) a week, with on average about 40-60 students in a smaller session with up to 90 students (very full during the revision lessons). Besides from having a full classroom, the notes are pretty good (you get 1 set a week) and his teaching methods is alright, he tries to make it fun, maybe tries too hard sometimes. If you're someone who is aiming for 30~40 Jacks is the right tutor, but I don't think by going to his lessons alone can get you 40+. I don't know much about Derrick Ha though so you'd best ask someone else
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: tcg93 on November 25, 2010, 09:07:26 pm
hey, im in year 12 next year and i will be studying methods so i wanted to know who is a better tutor; Jack or Derrick Ha. i wan to know regarding quality and price. also where does Derrick Ha hold his tutoring? i know JAck is in springvale and that is close to me. thanks.

Derrick does them at his house - in Wheelers Hill
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: superstar1 on November 25, 2010, 09:14:40 pm
im aiming to get 40+. i think Jack wud be the best option because i have no idea where wheelers hill is????
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: HERculina on November 25, 2010, 09:51:20 pm
Dha tutors at wheelers hill which is around the South of Melboourne unfortunately near springvale or keysborough? where most of the gd tutors live :(
40 bucks for 80 minute sessions
but i know his lectures are gd but not sure about weekly tutoring classes - but its a fair price to pay for a tutor like HIM i think  :laugh:

Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: 98.40_for_sure on November 25, 2010, 09:53:33 pm
Take into consideration tutoring experience as well. Jack has something like 20 years compared to derrick ha who has had 3(?)
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: pi on November 25, 2010, 09:59:06 pm
Take into consideration tutoring experience as well. Jack has something like 20 years compared to derrick ha who has had 3(?)

But DH has six 50s, a perfect ENTER and a crap load of prizes, awards, etc. (i'm not putting down Jack though, I have heard Jack is also really good, but just not as good)

I might just buy his notes though, Springvale is like 1 and a half hours from where am (by train or car) :(
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: 98.40_for_sure on November 25, 2010, 10:06:14 pm
Put simply... if you want lip, jacks.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: werdna on November 26, 2010, 05:07:53 pm
I think Jack is overrated. I've seen his notes, and they're just ordinary.. just saying.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: thedpinsane on November 26, 2010, 05:56:21 pm
I think Jack is overrated. I've seen his notes, and they're just ordinary.. just saying.

Which notes are you referring to Andrew? Because I reckon the Methods ones must have looked like Hebrew to you.  :2funny:

Ordinary my ass.  :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: werdna on November 26, 2010, 06:08:27 pm
I think Jack is overrated. I've seen his notes, and they're just ordinary.. just saying.

Which notes are you referring to Andrew? Because I reckon the Methods ones must have looked like Hebrew to you.  :2funny:

Ordinary my ass.  :uglystupid2:

AFAIK Senani, Jack's notes are ordinary. Similar notes could be extracted from something called a textbook.  ;D
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: _avO on November 26, 2010, 06:11:34 pm
I think Jack is overrated. I've seen his notes, and they're just ordinary.. just saying.

Which notes are you referring to Andrew? Because I reckon the Methods ones must have looked like Hebrew to you.  :2funny:

Ordinary my ass.  :uglystupid2:

AFAIK Senani, Jack's notes are ordinary. Similar notes could be extracted from something called a textbook.  ;D
It's easy to access Jack's notes for some lazy people, they just need to go to the revision classes in September and get all the sets printed for them for $20 (i.e. that lesson). IMO trying so hard for these slackers isn't worth Jack's time however the lessons themselves are pretty good
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: thedpinsane on November 26, 2010, 06:57:00 pm
Quote from: Cambridge0012 :idiot2:
AFAIK Senani, Jack's notes are ordinary. Similar notes could be extracted from something called a textbook.  ;D

Yes, but you see Andrew, that takes time.

In that time, one could paint a lovely picture, made even lovelier with their Art degree.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: pi on November 26, 2010, 07:48:57 pm
Can you guys take this to PMs or MSN or something else please? You guys have now spammed two threads...

Thanks.


Back to the topic, I am just going to go with Derrick Ha, he seems to really know his stuff and I have found that his notes look more comprehensive.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: natalie.krystal7 on November 26, 2010, 08:19:55 pm


Can you guys take this to PMs or MSN or something else please? You guys have now spammed two threads...

Thanks.


Back to the topic, I am just going to go with Derrick Ha, he seems to really know his stuff and I have found that his notes look more comprehensive.

Yeah, I'd say Derrick offers more insight into the subject than Jack does. Jack's notes are probably more apt as supplementary reference, whereas Derrick makes points I feel more inclined to remember when doing my exam.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: tea.squaredd on November 27, 2010, 11:11:46 am
I think you are getting more value for your buck with Derrick.

Derrick offers max class size of 5, meaning more consideration to your learning progress unlike Jack, which has much much more peoplle.
Derrick wrote his own notes + he puts those thinking annotations
Wheelers hill is accessible by transport, but yeah... Im getting driven :p
40$ for 80 mins.
Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: mystikal on November 27, 2010, 02:41:24 pm
depends...

location plays a big part go where ever is closer..

u dont have to go to all of jacks lessons just the topics u find difficult and while u are there u can pick up previous notes.

jacks = lecture type

derrick ha = more private tutorin

Title: Re: Derrick Ha or Jack????
Post by: Ghost! on November 28, 2010, 05:58:47 pm
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jacks = lecture type

derrick ha = more private tutorin

Really well said.