Dr He Tutoring

[topnotch1]

So I've heard some stuff about Dr He... is his maths tutoring still available? Also, I'm in year 10 this year, i (poorly) self taught myself methods last year and am looking for a methods tutor this year since I want to do methods and spesh in year 12. I'm really using this year to learn my methods material and concepts (year 10 maths is too easy for me) so I can focus on fine tuning my skills when I get to 3/4... would you recommend me going to Dr He?

If not, do any of you have any methods tutors you could reccomend to me?

[Orb]

So I've heard some stuff about Dr He... is his maths tutoring still available? Also, I'm in year 10 this year, i (poorly) self taught myself methods last year and am looking for a methods tutor this year since I want to do methods and spesh in year 12. I'm really using this year to learn my methods material and concepts (year 10 maths is too easy for me) so I can focus on fine tuning my skills when I get to 3/4... would you recommend me going to Dr He?

If not, do any of you have any methods tutors you could reccomend to me?

Would not recommend at all. Notes are terrible, questions are way harder than VCE level. He charges around $35 a class, you might as well fork out an extra $5-10 a week and get a 1on1 tutor when you hit your 3/4 years.

Of course, if you're just in Year 10, feel free to try it out for a term and see how it goes

[Orb]

"Questions are way harder than VCE level"

Lol why is he so popular then

If you go from a 50 student waiting list with High Distinction AMC requirements to a 5 student waiting list with a Credit/Distinction requirement, then the popularity has dropped quite a bit.

For the record, out of all the kids from my school that dropped DHMC after 1/2 and skipped out on 3/4, I had the lowest study score

Melbourne Girls college though, lmfao

[alchemy]

I go there, and hopefully can clear up a few misconceptions people might be having.
Firstly, for specialist, everything he teaches nowadays is relevant to the course. I'm not sure if this is how it's been in the past, but for this first term, there's been nothing extraneous taught.
However, I have reason to believe that he does teach stuff outside of the course in his methods 1/2 course.... Judging from my friend's notes last year, they were taught 3x3 matrices by hand and had questions relating to inverse trigonometric functions (straight from the spesh 3/4 course). Honestly, I don't find this an issue either, because if you're going there the chances are you're finding methods a walk in the park anyway and want to extend yourself. Thus, conceptually learning these things might not be a bad thing after all.
The questions at DHMC are harder than the VCAA exams, but nothing ridiculous. They're probably a level above the Essential text book, and a couple of levels below my school SACs (yes, you read that right).
Oh, and bear in mind that if you intend on improving your CAS skills, dhmc is not the place for you. All homework and exams are strictly CAS free... the word CAS itself is like taboo lol.
The weighting on the exams are weird too.... You get marks solely based on the difficulty of the question. On the latest exam there was a five mark question which explicitly said "don't show working out" and had a single box to provide you answer. So yeahh... I don't think his exams bear much resemblance of VCAA at all.
Hopefully I've been able to give you some perspective now, and if you have any more questions just PM me

[bakacchis]

So I've heard some stuff about Dr He... is his maths tutoring still available? Also, I'm in year 10 this year, i (poorly) self taught myself methods last year and am looking for a methods tutor this year since I want to do methods and spesh in year 12. I'm really using this year to learn my methods material and concepts (year 10 maths is too easy for me) so I can focus on fine tuning my skills when I get to 3/4... would you recommend me going to Dr He?

If not, do any of you have any methods tutors you could reccomend to me?

Right now, all his classes are full though (for Level 3 at least) so you'll probably be on the waiting list regardless.


Does anyone know how long it usually takes for there to be another vacancy? I think I might be stuck on this list until next year or something .-. He said he'll make a new class if more people are interested and organize another entrance exam then, so email him to enroll! If you need I can post his email address up later. He usually replies very quickly and was also quite accommodating to my questions. 

Regarding his tuition, my friend goes there and she said he was pretty good in terms of teaching, but apparently it's only loosely based on the Methods course. He's had a ton of students that's gotten over 45 though, the stats are there so it must be effective I guess.

[Orb]

Right now, all his classes are full though (for Level 3 at least) so you'll probably be on the waiting list regardless.


Does anyone know how long it usually takes for there to be another vacancy? I think I might be stuck on this list until next year or something .-. He said he'll make a new class if more people are interested and organize another entrance exam then, so email him to enroll! If you need I can post his email address up later. He usually replies very quickly and was also quite accommodating to my questions. 

Regarding his tuition, my friend goes there and she said he was pretty good in terms of teaching, but apparently it's only loosely based on the Methods course. He's had a ton of students that's gotten over 45 though, the stats are there so it must be effective I guess.

I honestly don't see why there's such a clamour for DHMC tuition. Get a 1on1 tutor, a university student, they'll be much more adaptable to your needs and they'll be way more committed than someone trying to teach a class. He charges $36 a lesson, you can find a decent tutor for $40 a week.

As for scores,

--> 5 kids dropped out of his class in 2014 (that I know of) : median study score of 'drop outs' --> 48

The only reason he has so many 45+s is because the students there are extraordinarily talented, not that he actually raises their standards significantly.

I'm very surprised that a waiting list still exists, but hey, maybe I just copped the worst years.

 

[alchemy]

He charges $36 a lesson...

It costs much more than that now, he's upped his fees. Level 1 and 2 are cheaper though...