where did DIR go

[scubert]

Paul, in an ideal world professors are the top of their field and the best teachers.  I don't know when you finished college, but I had plenty of professors who were awfully good at writing papers and making us buy their books but couldn't find their ass with both hands, a map, and a GPS.
There is also the 'professor knows best' syndrome where they believe their knowledge defines the boundries of the whole of their field, and are entirely unwilling (or incapable) of dealing with a different POV (sound like the overly dogmatic few?).

I think most of the DIR philosophy is fantastic, but to expect every OWSI to be trimix certified seems a bit over the top.