The second week, as you dig deeper into divination, is rougher. Blankenship's lectures are uninspiring, just as you remembered. He paces in front of the class, traditional robes billowing behind him, while he drones and rambles, occasionally contradicting himself before backtracking. He presents concepts in a snarl that the students struggle to untangle. You do what you can to clarify the subject with your demos, but you have limited success. It would be easier if he would let you run the class by yourself, even though that would be so much more work.
Worse is when he fixates on a student and grills them about their responses. He pushes back on their answers before going off on tangents about their work with the kind of complex patterns that divination can require. More than once, he leaves a student struggling to stay calm. One flees to the restrooms when Blankenship finishes questioning him.
He doesn't just grill the students, though. After every class, Blankenship gives you extensive notes on your demos. You're well aware of what you're capable of, even if Blankenship isn't.