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Smart Hobbies

Smart Hobbies

Education
4.2
Great

115 comments

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Review summary

Based on 115 comments, created with AI

Students overwhelmingly praise this teacher's teaching quality, teacher's experience, study material. Many students highlight students appreciate clear explanations for difficult p...

What students talk about most

Teaching Quality

The teacher generally provides high-quality explanations for complex problems and introduces advance...

Teacher's Experience

The teacher clearly possesses deep expertise in the subject, consistently demonstrating advanced pro...

Study Material

The study materials, particularly the challenging puzzles and video format, are engaging and introdu...

Tests & Practice

The teacher effectively integrates challenging puzzles as practice opportunities, allowing students ...

Evaluation breakdown

Teaching Quality4.0
Students appreciate clear explanations for difficult puzzles and complex strategies.
Teacher introduces new and useful considerations (e.g., 'outer rectangle', bivalve cells).
Many students find the explanations to be the best they've encountered.
Some explanations for specific steps or visual cues (e.g., colored cells, corner cells) are unclear or missing.
A few students question the rationale behind certain moves or the novelty of presented 'tricks'.
Teacher's Experience4.0
Teacher demonstrates astute observation skills in spotting initial steps and complex relationships (e.g., X-wing effects).
Ability to break down difficult puzzles suggests deep subject matter expertise.
One comment questions if a presented 'amazing trick' is truly novel or just standard sudoku solving.
Study Material4.0
The puzzles are described as 'difficult' and 'wonderful', providing engaging challenges.
Video format is appreciated and effective for demonstrating solutions.
Material introduces new and useful concepts (e.g., bivalve cells, outer rectangle).
Visual explanations within the material (e.g., why specific colored cells are chosen) can be unclear or lack sufficient detail.
Doubt Support3.0
The provided 'solve' videos serve as a form of doubt support, allowing students to follow along and understand solutions.
Students express specific confusions (e.g., why certain numbers are entered, how colored cells are selected) that appear to be unaddressed.
There's an implied request for logic review, suggesting a need for more interactive or explicit support.
Tests & Practice4.0
The teacher provides puzzles that students actively attempt and use for practice.
Students report significant progress and success after trying the puzzles and watching explanations.
No specific cons related to the availability or quality of practice materials.
Flexibility4.0
The video-based format allows students to learn at their own pace and revisit solutions as needed.
Students can watch the 'solve' videos whenever they are stuck, offering on-demand assistance.
No specific cons mentioned regarding flexibility.
Fees vs Value4.0
Overwhelmingly positive student sentiment, gratitude, and expressions of love for the solves suggest high perceived value.
Students report significant learning gains and satisfaction, implying good return on investment (even if no direct fees are mentioned).
No direct comments on fees, so evaluation is based on inferred value from student satisfaction.
Teacher Personality4.0
Students express gratitude and positive feelings towards the teacher ('Thank you!', 'I am in love with this kind of solves').
The tone of comments suggests a positive and appreciative relationship between students and the teacher.
No negative comments directly related to the teacher's personality or demeanor.

Top Strengths

1. Effective explanation of complex problem-solving strategies

2. Provision of challenging and engaging practice material

3. Deep subject matter expertise and astute problem identification

Areas to Improve

1. Clarity and completeness of explanations for specific steps or visual aids

2. Proactive or reactive doubt support for specific student confusions

3. Ensuring the novelty of 'tricks' is clearly articulated or justified

What students love

“Sjoe, difficult puzzle, thanks for showing us how.”

4 likes

“It was very hard. What I do when I can't solve it? I watch your solve, it is way better this way. Thank you! =)”

4 likes

“I liked how the X-wing on 1 affected the 9s, which gave you your break-in point.”

3 likes

“Wonderful video and puzzle! I believe I found an alternate way to replicate the first 'trick' using just two colors. I would appreciate a review of my logic.”

2 likes

“15:23 we had a similar solve, but I used way more pencilmarks. I found out the trick with 1 to find the 8 in box 6, so I am happy! Thank you for the solve!!”

2 likes

“The start with bivalve cells made sense. The 'outer rectangle' of numbers was a new and useful consideration for me.”

2 likes

“07:46 with a clean solve. I am in love with this kind of solves. Of course I love pencilmarking, I still find it so cool when I solve a sudoku without them! Thank you! Have a nice week!! =)”

2 likes

“I did try the first one, but I couldn't solve it alone. I finished after your explanation. Then I tried the second, and I did it! My time was 6:46. Thank you!”

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“This guy explains this the best. Thank you!”

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“Excellent video. Very astute of you to spot the initial steps.”

1 likes

What could be better

“I understand that there can’t be a 1 in the bottom left corner, but why are they entering the 6 there if neither the 2 nor the 8 has been checked? This makes me wonder to what extent one can really trust the solution strategies here.”

1 likes

“I don't get how to know which cells are part of the specific cells (the colored ones). The explanation to get there is totally missing. You highlighted row 9 and column 9, but why only taking the corner cells and not the middle ones is unspoken.”

1 likes

“Not sure what the 'amazing trick' is. To me this looks like how sudoku is normally solved, that is, by a process of elimination. The real trick is finding hidden relationships.”

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