How does director compare to flash

I know flash and actionscript on an intermediate level. I know almost nothing about Director. I am taking a class right now where we are supposed to learn Director. The professor is completely lost and has not even opened up Director once. So what I wan’t to know is, how does Director Compare to Flash? Ease of use, features, scripting, everything. Is this program the crappy old version of Flash that it seems like to me or am I completely missing the point?