English 102 Online

So I had taken an English class online last semester, and I absolutely hated it. I thought that it was going to be very easy in the fact that I would never have to go to the school, and I could get all my work done at home. Immediately I found this to be false. Online classes are hard. Due to the fact that the professor isn't right in front of you, telling you how to do everything and what exactly he or she wants, makes everything very hard. Then, because of the fact that you don't make an effort to go see them, or contact them, you get the assignment all wrong. It also seems as though there are always problems with the online site you are using. Then, everything back lashes on you, and you have to deal with extra problems that you didn't need in the first place. During this class, and my other, it seems that we are graded very hard and I don't think it's because of the teachers styles. I think it is because it is very hard to relay what you want your students to do via online communicating. So, when your students don't do what you wanted, and you already are frustrated with working online, you just grade strictly. This isn't a known fact, or anything like that, it's just something that I've come up with during my experience in online classes. So, I have to say that I do not like online classes. It seems like not all things are fair, and we the students might not get all that we need in order to do the right thing. I'm not bashing professor Gross, she is actually a great teacher, and communicated perfectly with me. This class was okay. There was a lot of work. Way more than any of my other classes. Also, I don't know if I agree with the fact that our essays are all worth 65% of our grade. I know this is a debatable subject though. I just feel that I worked very hard on not one, but four essays this semester, and my grade shouldn't rely so much on them. I believe that this doesn't show that I am english graduate material. This also is because of how much other work we had to do every week, and how ofter we had an essay due, or PDR, or essay #2 or #3. It seemed very cluttered. Again, I am not bashing the teacher at all. I'm just telling of how I feel. Also, I did say this is debatable conveying that there is a possibility that I am completely wrong.
I am not an english person, or at least someone who likes to write on subjects that don't interest me, so I am so glad that I don't have to take another English class ever again! We all have our likes and dislikes. Man, I pray that none of you take this like I'm condemning anyone. I am very proud that I am here, and so should all of you who didn't drop and are reading this right now. Professor, great job, you did well on what I think is a very hard system to work with. Farewell to everyone, I hope you guys all have a very successful college experience.
-Pedro Zaragoza III