I make the assumption that the teacher's using their own techniques, so if they claim it will help anyone get organized, then it's a strike against the techniques if they can't use them to self-organize.

The whole teach/research bundling in academia never made sense to me. Some great research professors weren't very good at teaching because teaching was not a priority to them. I agree with you about the ideal of the teacher, but since not all great research professors fit that ideal, I'm content to have the university hire both kinds and then let them focus on what they're best at.