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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #105 on: January 22, 2010, 06:21:00 pm »

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

Well to me, enwiabe, you seem to be having a cheap shot here yourself. I've looked at the material, and for something that is FREE, it is pretty well done [except for a few things here and there - but then again its FREE - so if it was even a little bit beneficial, it's a bonus]. Also, going as far to say that "subscribing to this....... could damage your maths methods performance" is quite sad on your behalf. Lastly, I dont think a person of your reputation [site owner etc etc] should be going around saying that people here shouldnt be wasting their time. First of all, this thing is not junk, so if they learn one thing out of it, it's worth it. Secondly, do you remember the last time you defamed a product on this website? You got threatened and were told to take it down - to which you obliged out of fear. But because flusher isn't big enough to threaten legal action, you deem it ok for you to defame his product on this site.

I'm not going to pretend on I'm not having a go at you, because frankly I am. The way you've handled this is childish and quite autocratic. And since your view is bias [xll academy], I dont think it was necessary and you should've stayed out of it. Don't get me wrong, if it was a scam which he was advertising, your assertion would be 100% vaild and it would be an injustice for you not to post a warning. However, since it's not a scam, let people decide for themselves.
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« Reply #106 on: January 22, 2010, 07:57:53 pm »

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

Well to me, enwiabe, you seem to be having a cheap shot here yourself. I've looked at the material, and for something that is FREE, it is pretty well done [except for a few things here and there - but then again its FREE - so if it was even a little bit beneficial, it's a bonus]. Also, going as far to say that "subscribing to this....... could damage your maths methods performance" is quite sad on your behalf. Lastly, I dont think a person of your reputation [site owner etc etc] should be going around saying that people here shouldnt be wasting their time. First of all, this thing is not junk, so if they learn one thing out of it, it's worth it. Secondly, do you remember the last time you defamed a product on this website? You got threatened and were told to take it down - to which you obliged out of fear. But because flusher isn't big enough to threaten legal action, you deem it ok for you to defame his product on this site.

I'm not going to pretend on I'm not having a go at you, because frankly I am. The way you've handled this is childish and quite autocratic. And since your view is bias [xll academy], I dont think it was necessary and you should've stayed out of it. Don't get me wrong, if it was a scam which he was advertising, your assertion would be 100% vaild and it would be an injustice for you not to post a warning. However, since it's not a scam, let people decide for themselves.

A VCE "service" does not have to be a scam for it to be harmful to students. Time that they waste poring over his material to learn one tiny thing (and learning detrimental/confusing things) could be better spent on more productive avenues of study. Time is precious during VCE. Also, my post is well protected under the defamation act, as I actually reviewed the product and my criticisms were backed up by substantive evidence and valid argument.

You have made your attack on me based on my position/reputation, yet you have failed to rebut any of my 10 points arguing for why the product is damaging/not worth a look. Also, I resent the "autocratic" jibe. If this were autocratic, wouldn't I have deleted the post? Am I now not allowed to have an opinion, simply because I run this website and have founded a tuition company? Also, if this were childish, wouldn't I have resorted to baseless name calling? All of my points have been backed up with valid logic/argument. In fact, it would be you with the childish namecalling and insults. And then one has to wonder, why you've targeted only me, when there are myriad other posters (including global moderators if you want to go the autocratic + reputation route) who have posted things similar to me?

And note a few developments:
1) Since my critique, flusher317 has stopped sending out new e-mails for his "insider report"
2) Since my critique, flusher317 has removed the shoddy videos he produced from his youtube channel
3) Flusher317 has yet to answer my question as to whether or not he is going to charge for his "insider report" eventually (whilst attempting to rebut every other point I've made up until my last post). You make the point about how it's free. David Shen claims to be an entrepeneur, so why would he devote so many hours to something he's valued at "$1497" if he does not intend to make money from it down the line? My question is, for how long will it be free? And again, to this question, there is no answer.
4) Since my last post, flusher317 has been dead quiet. Yet up until then, he was voraciously defending any critique of his product (which came in greater number from other posters, than my own self).

If my critique was not valid, would he not have been here up in arms as he has been throughout the whole progression of this thread? I believe I have made my point. If you are still unsatisfied then tell me where the logic of my arguments has faltered. Otherwise, you are no better than what you (wrongfully) accuse me of.
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« Reply #107 on: January 22, 2010, 10:37:16 pm »
Thanks Doboman! :) Glad to know some ppl perceive value in what i'm doing.

And to you Mr. Levy.

Just because i took the last couple of days to learn about affiliate marketing and internet businesses means you think i've gone quiet?
Do you really think I'm that weak?

Did you know I blocked you off my email list? maybe thats why you couldn't get any of my emails? Didn't think of that one did you?
And those 2 videos i had on my youtube account were never released to anyone, who said they were even mine? Frankly because of this, i've had to put a lot of my youtube vids on private, just in case losers out there do funny things with them.

Shoddy videos huh? Mr. Levy, I've tutored over 100 students in maths, compare that to your 12, who do you think has more authority?
Having gotten 44 in methods, do you think you would have authority over me in talking about methods? You must be completely crazy or ...MAYBE, just MAYBE i've taken away too much of your significance that you may not been feeling too good? Dude, if you think you have authority over me, you're in for something completely new. If you don't like my methods of teaching maths methods, thats cool, don't learn from me!

I'm only ever appealing to the students who want to learn things fast and get results! not the ones who want to take their time wiping their own ass. but I guess even going to Bialik didn't help you realise that huh? I agree, not everyone wants to be smart about their studies, and want to spend more time than necessary studying.

Guess what? i hate studying and hate homework. I want my students to learn in the fastest way possible. That's why i have my unique methods of teaching, why? because it works, proven to work after hundreds of students.

Charging for the insider report? Is that a joke? Do I state ANYWHERE that I'm going to charge for the report? Why the hell would I even do that? Plus, it's on a file sharing website! Don't you think i would have at least put a password on it if i was going to sell it?
It took me hours to write that thing up, just as a free guide to students doing methods. tell me Mr. Daniel Jacob Levy, what do you do to massively contribute to others? Or do you just sadly stare at a computer screen with nothing good to say?

Seriously man, what guts does it take to do what you do?

To be honest, most of my site will be free, that is FREE for all. except a little portion of it will be a membership area for all my methods students this year, and few others.

Dude, you gotta look at your own life and think about where it's going. Maybe clean up and have a shave.

Anyhow, I will come and speak to you in person tomorrow. I'm assuming you will be at your XLL class.

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« Reply #108 on: January 22, 2010, 10:57:53 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one video, you don't write the second midpoint equation for the y co-ordinate, you just say "see it's an average - easy", that's extremely unclear. You also failed to draw the simple geometry which illustrates why the midpoint can be found using those geometries.

- In the same video, you write down the linear distance equation, y = sqrt((y2-y1)^2 + (x2 - x1)^2)) and say "forget that, use pythag(oras) instead"... This is highly confusing thing to say, as that equation IS pythagoras. Instead, you should be showing that a = x2 - x1 and b = y2 - y1, which is a good misconception to clear up. Unfortunately, you only made it more confusing.

- In a 2nd video, you simply say "gradient is rise/run" and start talking about steepness qualitatively, when it's quite simple to show that steepness means for a gradient of a/b, rising a units up for every b units that have run to the right. Again, quite simple, yet knowledge you were either too lazy, or too inexperienced to convey.

- Also in your 2nd video, as kenhung mentioned, you drew a y = -3x graph missing hte origin COMPLETELY. You didn't even draw attention to it and explain that you'd made a mistake, just acted like you'd drawn it correctly

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

- In another e-mail you send out a copyrighted piece of ENTER Calculator software without actually mentioning the creator, Bryn Humberstone

- That ENTER calculator is from 2006, and has specialist maths still scaling to 55, and many other subjects with stupid scaling that no longer exists. You know about entercalc.syte.cc, yet you still refuse to link to it. I wonder why you'd willingly give students off information?

- You also do this in the 2nd attachment of yours, citing ENTER vs. average study scores off a table you said you made years ago. Do you not know that this table should change on a yearly basis?

- And you're recommending that they learn the gallery of graphs before they do linear graphs? Are you insane? You mention learning how to find x and y intercepts AFTER learning these 11 graphs... It's much easier to learn "find x-int when y = 0" for a linear graph, and then extend that knowledge to the more complicated gallery.

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

Mr. Levy - 4 things:

1) I called you at XLL Academy yesterday, (as you have no mobile listed on your profile as a tutor on the XLL Academy website I wonder why!!) to have a chat, and to tell you that I am willing to sue for damages, but you weren't in, Flusher will see you tomorrow where you are teaching your class. Also - because I have graduated in Law/Arts, I know that what you have done here is seriously unfair and you have been, right from the word go - been defaming David's (Flusher's) product.

2) You have been EXTREMELY and I mean EXTREMELY negligent in assuming that those "shoddy" videos you saw are a part of what Flusher is promoting on mathsmethods.com. This was not smart; it was petty and careless. His videos were a part of a practice set that he did at home and they were NOT and I repeat; NOT meant to be a part of what he was promoting here. You will see and have seen, that his finalised videos are fantastic.

3) I think that you starting XLL Academy with Simon and Mao is great - and I am happy for you if you succeed. In fact, I'm excited for you, because I believe in fair competition between genuine businesses who are out there to ADD VALUE and to change people's lives for the better as well as to help. Whoever adds the most value will experience success.

5) All of your friends - Mao and Simon included, have a base level of integrity and reasoning. You however, have gone way too far and quite frankly, you're nasty and melancholy. You ought to be focusing on how to add more value to your students like David has been the last few days (whilst you thought he was being "silent") rather than sitting on your fancy schmancy forum bagging the living daylights out of someone else's product!

4) Take a break. Have some sex.






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« Reply #109 on: January 22, 2010, 11:03:48 pm »
lmfaooo, quite simply pathetic
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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #110 on: January 22, 2010, 11:16:20 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

I don't think enwiabie is wrong with his criticism. Firstly flusher is mathematically incorrect (or atleast ambiguous) with his explanations.

Secondly if you are giving people advice in maths, don't attack their teacher. If you do that they will avoid their teacher's advice.

At the end of the day flusher is offering free advice, but he can't attack people in emails.

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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #111 on: January 22, 2010, 11:27:13 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

I don't think enwiabie is wrong with his criticism. Firstly flusher is mathematically incorrect (or atleast ambiguous) with his explanations.

Secondly if you are giving people advice in maths, don't attack their teacher. If you do that they will avoid their teacher's advice.

At the end of the day flusher is offering free advice, but he can't attack people in emails.



Dude, I don't care about being mathematically incorrect, I just want students to get results! I've had plenty of students get great results, so I'm very happy with how i teach.

I'm never going to be an academic, theories don't interest me that much, i believe in results.

Plus, I'm not attacking teachers, All i'm saying is that some teachers should not be teaching, and if they are, don't listen to them. I know personally a semi private school last year (due to their lovely teachers) had the best methods score as only 32.
Wouldn't students love to hear that huh? I'm not going to name the school, but i think it's horrible.

by the way, who do you think i'm actually attacking?

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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #112 on: January 22, 2010, 11:36:24 pm »
Dude, I don't care about being mathematically incorrect, I just want students to get results!
That is very sad, especially from a tutor.
I'm not attacking teachers, [just] don't listen to them.
How is that not an attack?
How will that benefit a student?
If you don't keep mathemaical integrity and they are told to ignore their teachers; then who will teach them the proper way?
Also, seems to me like you are 'defaming' teachers, without meeting them, without evidence, and, to no avail. Now, who is taking cheap blows?
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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #113 on: January 22, 2010, 11:36:46 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

I don't think enwiabie is wrong with his criticism. Firstly flusher is mathematically incorrect (or atleast ambiguous) with his explanations.

Secondly if you are giving people advice in maths, don't attack their teacher. If you do that they will avoid their teacher's advice.

At the end of the day flusher is offering free advice, but he can't attack people in emails.



Dude, I don't care about being mathematically incorrect, I just want students to get results! I've had plenty of students get great results, so I'm very happy with how i teach.

I'm never going to be an academic, theories don't interest me that much, i believe in results.

Plus, I'm not attacking teachers, All i'm saying is that some teachers should not be teaching, and if they are, don't listen to them. I know personally a semi private school last year (due to their lovely teachers) had the best methods score as only 32.
Wouldn't students love to hear that huh? I'm not going to name the school, but i think it's horrible.

by the way, who do you think i'm actually attacking?
Ok I've been hesitant to reply to this thread because it seemed lame but now I feel I am obliged to respond.

Firstly, if you "don't care about being mathematically incorrect" then you should not be teaching. Teachers are meant to teach things that are correct, especially for mathematics. Sure some students only care about results, but tell me, how can you get results if what has been taught to you is "mathematically incorrect"?

So what about a methods study score of 32? VCE scores mean jack all when it comes down to ability and knowledge. I know many people who have scored in the 30's for Methods and Spesh but they are way way way better than me and many other people who got 50's.

It this is your attitude towards teaching, then don't teach. You are making a fool out of yourself.

This is not directed at you personally, this goes out to any tutors/teachers out there. If you don't care about what is correct, then don't teach, simple as that.
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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #114 on: January 22, 2010, 11:53:34 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

I don't think enwiabie is wrong with his criticism. Firstly flusher is mathematically incorrect (or atleast ambiguous) with his explanations.

Secondly if you are giving people advice in maths, don't attack their teacher. If you do that they will avoid their teacher's advice.

At the end of the day flusher is offering free advice, but he can't attack people in emails.



Dude, I don't care about being mathematically incorrect, I just want students to get results! I've had plenty of students get great results, so I'm very happy with how i teach.

I'm never going to be an academic, theories don't interest me that much, i believe in results.

Plus, I'm not attacking teachers, All i'm saying is that some teachers should not be teaching, and if they are, don't listen to them. I know personally a semi private school last year (due to their lovely teachers) had the best methods score as only 32.
Wouldn't students love to hear that huh? I'm not going to name the school, but i think it's horrible.

by the way, who do you think i'm actually attacking?

Oh no that is going TOO far!

As someone who loves maths more than a lot of things, I can say this is the most gruesome thing I have heard. 

There should be an oath (like the one that doctors sign), where people who teach maths aim to uphold treating mathematics with the respect it deserves. Results are one thing, but to be able to see the beauty of mathematics and to care about being mathematically correct is a goal all people who have been able to enter this esoteric field should strive for.

The thing is that schools are focussed on results and don't allow people to explore a passion of theirs (why I would never enter school teaching).
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« Reply #115 on: January 22, 2010, 11:54:51 pm »
I've evaluated your "insider report" thus far, and found 10 rather alarming problems with the material to date.

- In one of your first e-mails to students, you unashamedly insult teachers calling them fat, lazy and only in it for the money. Of course, there is a clarification saying "NOT ALL TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS" but this is pretty cheap of you, and rather immature.

- Not to mention, you seem to have taken the "school" variable from your signup page when you say "I don't know about the teachers at <insert student's school>, but most of them are crap" (paraphrased, cbf reading your bilge again), which means that if at least one person from every single school signs up to your website, then you're working off no knowledge of teachers whatsoever by your own admission. Perhaps you should back up your derisive, insulting claims with examples?

You are either intellectually lazy and disingenuous, or just lack much knowledge in maths, and of how the VCE system works. Either way, I would not waste my time on this newsletter if I were anyone here. In fact, subscribing to this and listening to your advice could well damage your maths methods performance.

I don't think enwiabie is wrong with his criticism. Firstly flusher is mathematically incorrect (or atleast ambiguous) with his explanations.

Secondly if you are giving people advice in maths, don't attack their teacher. If you do that they will avoid their teacher's advice.

At the end of the day flusher is offering free advice, but he can't attack people in emails.



Dude, I don't care about being mathematically incorrect, I just want students to get results! I've had plenty of students get great results, so I'm very happy with how i teach.

I'm never going to be an academic, theories don't interest me that much, i believe in results.

Plus, I'm not attacking teachers, All i'm saying is that some teachers should not be teaching, and if they are, don't listen to them. I know personally a semi private school last year (due to their lovely teachers) had the best methods score as only 32.
Wouldn't students love to hear that huh? I'm not going to name the school, but i think it's horrible.

by the way, who do you think i'm actually attacking?

Oh no that is going TOO far!

As someone who loves maths more than a lot of things, I can say this is the most gruesome thing I have heard. 

There should be an oath (like the one that doctors sign), where people who teach maths aim to uphold treating mathematics with the respect it deserves. Results are one thing, but to be able to see the beauty of mathematics and to care about being mathematically correct is a goal all people who have been able to enter this esoteric field should strive for.

The thing is that schools are focussed on results and don't allow people to explore a passion of theirs (why I would never enter school teaching).

Yes, exactly why I was pissed off.

That is an insult towards the beauty of Mathematics.
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« Reply #116 on: January 22, 2010, 11:56:01 pm »
I /facepalm at this thread. Along with all the other people who scrolled past the walls of text and facepalmed as well.

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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #117 on: January 22, 2010, 11:57:08 pm »
Oh no that is going TOO far!

As someone who loves maths more than a lot of things, I can say this is the most gruesome thing I have heard.  

There should be an oath (like the one that doctors sign), where people who teach maths aim to uphold treating mathematics with the respect it deserves. Results are one thing, but to be able to see the beauty of mathematics and to care about being mathematically correct is a goal all people who have been able to enter this esoteric field should strive for.

The thing is that schools are focussed on results and don't allow people to explore a passion of theirs (why I would never enter school teaching).


+1, schools are just money-making businesses, they usually care more about the reputation that they get from previous students' results rather than the well-being of the students themselves (don't quote me on that!)
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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #118 on: January 23, 2010, 12:04:14 am »
Another thought:
What if these students who learn/(are taught) only for marks don't achieve well? What do they have? A normal student would have joy and pride in an enhanced understanding. Whereas this student has nothing aside from the shame of their score and broken knowledge.


+1, schools are just money-making businesses, they usually care more about the reputation that they get from previous students' results rather than the well-being of the students themselves (don't quote me on that!)
It can be the same with tutors, not all of course, but if they are, don't go to them.

EDIT:
Another thing I just noticed:
Shoddy videos huh? Mr. Levy, I've tutored over 100 students in maths, compare that to your 12, who do you think has more authority?
Having gotten 44 in methods, do you think you would have authority over me in talking about methods? You must be completely crazy or ...MAYBE, just MAYBE i've taken away too much of your significance that you may not been feeling too good? Dude, if you think you have authority over me, you're in for something completely new. If you don't like my methods of teaching maths methods, thats cool, don't learn from me!
To think attaining 46 over 44 brings any advantage, least of all authority, is ludicrous. Seriously. So you dropped 2 or 3 marks less, big deal.
Furthermore, student numbers mean nothing, at all. Teaching flawed material to a million students doesn't make you better in the slightest. In fact, set against a teacher who communicates finer information, you would be inferior.
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Re: FREE Maths Methods Tutoring - you heard right.
« Reply #119 on: January 23, 2010, 12:08:54 am »
Mr. Levy - 4 things:

1) I called you at XLL Academy yesterday, (as you have no mobile listed on your profile as a tutor on the XLL Academy website I wonder why!!) to have a chat, and to tell you that I am willing to sue for damages, but you weren't in, Flusher will see you tomorrow where you are teaching your class. Also - because I have graduated in Law/Arts, I know that what you have done here is seriously unfair and you have been, right from the word go - been defaming David's (Flusher's) product.

2) You have been EXTREMELY and I mean EXTREMELY negligent in assuming that those "shoddy" videos you saw are a part of what Flusher is promoting on mathsmethods.com. This was not smart; it was petty and careless. His videos were a part of a practice set that he did at home and they were NOT and I repeat; NOT meant to be a part of what he was promoting here. You will see and have seen, that his finalised videos are fantastic.

3) I think that you starting XLL Academy with Simon and Mao is great - and I am happy for you if you succeed. In fact, I'm excited for you, because I believe in fair competition between genuine businesses who are out there to ADD VALUE and to change people's lives for the better as well as to help. Whoever adds the most value will experience success.

5) All of your friends - Mao and Simon included, have a base level of integrity and reasoning. You however, have gone way too far and quite frankly, you're nasty and melancholy. You ought to be focusing on how to add more value to your students like David has been the last few days (whilst you thought he was being "silent") rather than sitting on your fancy schmancy forum bagging the living daylights out of someone else's product!

4) Take a break. Have some sex.

1) What part of that is defamation? Have you actually read the Defamation Act?

2) Negligent how? The welcome video was linked from that Youtube account. He mentioned he was going to have video tutorials. How is that inference illogical?

3) The number 4 comes BEFORE the number 5.

4) Oh that's so witty where on earth did you come up with that.
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