On the other hand, DEX and WIS aren't bad stats to be dual-reliant on, because they're both major save stats. Add CON to that mix, and a Monk can easily get away with the point buy spread of three 15s and three 8s. Compared to, say, the Paladin, which needs to boost STR and CHA instead, and still have some CON and not have DEX and WIS completely in the toilet.
Four Elements: I actually DO love the concept, and I wish the execution didn't suck as much as it does. The Sun Soul, narrow as its flavor is, has the right idea as far as how to go about fixing the mechanical flaws of the Four Elements, and I'd like to see Four Elements redesigned along those lines.