PatRyan
CHANGE THE INSTRUCTOR!! Its your hard earned money that pays him money not the other way around.
Frankly he has no rights to be so picky with such a low time student and will not bring the best out of you with that attitude.
One day soon you will be flying alone with no instructor and you then have to be PIC and make the decisions.
like in any walk of life there are some people we get on with and are compatible with and others we clash with and who do not bring the best out of us.
Chang instructors to someone you do like and feel comfortable with and if he then notes the same problems you may have some work to do but my guess is this instructor has an attitude problem with you