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slothpomba:
If your parents can afford to send you to some fancy private school i wouldnt worry about the tutors

physics:

--- Quote from: kingpomba on March 07, 2010, 08:01:11 pm ---If your parents can afford to send you to some fancy private school i wouldnt worry about the tutors

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this doens't apply for me :(

Andiio:
Look; at the end of the day, if it helps, it helps. That's what your parents want to do FOR YOU by getting you these tutors. I have had similar worries about my parents as I really love them and appreciate and am so so very thankful for all the hard work they put in for me. (Though not as extreme, I only have one tutor atm for extension on 3/4 english o_O) However I will probably have a few more tutors next year; but hey, it's all up to you buddy. You only get to do VCE once. This is your only chance to excel, and if you need the tutors, then you need them. Don't waste all the hard work your parents have put in for you.

crayolé:
Nice bump dude ;]
I fail to see how people manage to stumble upon these 7 month old topics

May as well contribute while I'm here, I completely agree with kyzoo, if you can learn concepts yourself, tutors would only be a hinderance.
Tutoring was the worst decision I made in VCE. I started the year thinking a tutor was an absolute necessity in getting a high ENTER. I came here, got a tutor for every one of my subjects (two for english), went to engage etc. Most of them could teach pretty good (Truetears (h)) but I'd come home at 9pm on some weekdays and waste my whole weekends learning things I could have just picked up by reading the damn textbook. Ended up spending close to a thousand of my own money before I realised I was wasting my time.

RainerWolfram:

--- Quote from: crayola on October 01, 2010, 02:58:00 am ---Nice bump dude ;]
I fail to see how people manage to stumble upon these 7 month old topics

May as well contribute while I'm here, I completely agree with kyzoo, if you can learn concepts yourself, tutors would only be a hinderance.
Tutoring was the worst decision I made in VCE. I started the year thinking a tutor was an absolute necessity in getting a high ENTER. I came here, got a tutor for every one of my subjects (two for english), went to engage etc. Most of them could teach pretty good (Truetears (h)) but I'd come home at 9pm on some weekdays and waste my whole weekends learning things I could have just picked up by reading the damn textbook. Ended up spending close to a thousand of my own money before I realised I was wasting my time.

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+1

The real game begins at University. No tuition. No hacks. No text guides. Everything is about active and independent learning.

A large proportion of fishes went to elite and renowned schools. A smaller proportion of fishes went to crappy and inexpensive educational institutions.  One day, all these fishes suddenly vanished and found themselves in another reality; a large ocean called Universeaty. There was this crazy philosophical fish under the name of danieltennis. He was lost in this reality. Usually, a catfish called Master Jack Nguyen taught many of the smaller fishes in the south-eastern region of the sea. He compressed concepts to a minimal state to help all his fishes avoid the mighty and deadly baits by the all the fishermen in the local sea. Danieltennis was a victim of Master Jack's learning. He was spoon fed by this catfish. The teaching methods of Jack was not appropriate and the right way to teach his students . While Jack did help danieltennis in his small sea, it was no help for Danieltennis when he applied Master Jack's simplistic concepts in this new reality. The compression of concepts led danieltennis to his downfall. He struggled. Baits fell everywhere from the sky. Bait after bait, he struggled until he was caught by a fisherman under the name of kurrymuncher. KM reeled the fishing line in to grab hold of his precious. Once danieltennis was in visible sight, KM complained, "what a smelly and ugly fish" and threw him back to the sea. Danieltennis was given a second chance of life. A feather in hand is better then a bird in the air. He plunged down to the bottom of the sea and reevaluated everything. He let loose of the things the catfish taught him and started afresh. He remained at the bottom of the sea for months and months learning and learning by himself. He learnt things differently and most importantly, fervently. He came back in Semester 2 with a vigorous and enthusiastic mind. From that moment on, there is not one single bait that can lure him in. Education is not received. It is achieved. And this is what danieltennis learned. The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

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