(1) if you have the time & energy. (2) Not likely to work. (3) Not recommended. (4) Not in your best interests. (5) Your second best choice after (1).
The teacher’s rules do not seem totally weird to me. He is apparently trying to teach you the different ways to view the issues, and this would seem to be his way of quickly verifying whether you are picking up on the distinctions. You may not find the notes as useful for reviewing as your own idiosyncratic system, but you can hardly expect him to grasp yours (and however many other systems other students might have).