Dear History "Teacher"

Dear History "teacher",

     While I appreciate that our midterm consists of simply our first and second tests pasted together in one document, and that it is a take home exam, I'm adding both second test/midterm to my long list of grievances. We've only received our first test back with corrections; yes having the second test with corrections as well may seem like too much of a "gimme" but I assure you it's necessary. Why? Because if it's not in the book, not in the notes, and we didn't discuss it in class, it should not be in a test in the first place. The fact that you have chosen to include such questions regarding information we are supposed to magically pluck from the ether not once, but twice, is pretty damn frustrating. 

     I have a book on my lap. I have the class notes/my own reading notes open in front of me. I write down every single word you say, usually because I can not believe half the things that come out of your mouth. If I am going to these lengths to complete a test that you, on our urging, drafted "completely from the notes this time", and I STILL can not be confident in my answers, there is a problem. 

    Perhaps I will take the route you often suggest when students ask you a question about the subject you are teaching; I'll Google it. At this point, I have more confidence in attaining accurate information from the internet than from you.

Thanking you for allowing me to realize I want to become a teacher, if only to prevent a small fraction of future generations from having similar experiences to the ones we're having with you,

Panda

PS
You do realize that giving everyone a flat 90% on the last assignment, regardless of their individual effort, actually HURT my average don't you?

PPS
Despite your unprofessional and unprovoked in-class comment of "Don't think you're smarter than me now. . cause you're not", I am, and everyone else in the class thinks so too.