Just wondering, since you say the teacher doesn't teach, doesn't give notes, and doesn't go over the outlines she gives out.
What is happening in class? I mean, it sounds like there is no class from your description.
As for the class with the guy who teaches like a prof... it's still high school, and he needs to gear his activities (are there any?) and lectures for high school. If he's not, then he's doing you guys a disservice. 10th graders and many high schoolers in general (and freshmen in college) are not totally prepared for how profs lecture and how to study material in that way. He's teaching high school kids, and needs to teach it to them so that they will learn from it. It may not be "his" way, but he needs to adapt his way of teaching so that kids understand it and gain from it.
You can't have a teacher who normally teaches 5th grade go down to 1st grade and teach them in the same manner. It's not going to work. Different learning styles, and different ways the brains are working and picking up material.
If I were you, I'd talk to the guidance counselor, vice principal or something. Do it as a group. He needs to be teaching on your level. If he wants to be a prof, then he needs to find a job doing just that at a college.
Oh, and I have to agree with others that 2hrs for studying is not going to cut it. I'd say review every night, or at least the night after you have that class, and make sure you keep up with notes and things like that. Keep reviewing. Once you hit college, you'll need to have that motivation to get through the classes. Cramming doesn't work, it just kinda jumbles the info, and you retain nothing.
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