Quote - You always have folks who can't understand something as it's explained by the current curriculum. For those cases, another way must be found to explain it in a way they do understand ;o). It's something teachers have been up against for years.

Bingo!

I have been told by MANY publishers that the target educational level for computer books is generally geared for a high-school aged audience. This conversation is actually a GOOD example of why the materials haven't been documented extensively up to this point. With all of the various node types, all of the various settings and examples that have to be done for them, and yes, even getting into what math nodes do (and don't even get into the dPdu ones yet! LOL), you start to see the enormity of the task. And given that publishers usually don't like to make a lot of books that are more than 500-700 pages (due to costs involved in production and printing), this explains why it gets only basic coverage.

I am watching, listening, and evaluating the best approach as I read the comments, so keep them coming. I know whatever is decided might not initially make everyone happy (that will be an impossible task), but it can only get better over time.  

8-)