My dad is willing to train me to be a Dental Assistant. He says he prefers ones trained by dentists rather than schools because school-trained assistants always have to unlearn bad habits. I don’t actually know what he means by that, other than the obvious.
I prefer being trained to going to school, because I think it depersonalizes (wow, big word!) the experience. Folks who learned their trade through apprenticeship with a skilled teacher are usually better than those who went to school learning from someone who wasn’t good enough to actually earn a living with their trade. For proof, see “Those who can’t do, teach!” No offense to teachers, including my mom!