I am a 3 year apprentice..1 .5 year tattooer. I   think that apprenticeships are sacred, we are the first line of defence against who gets into our industry. Its generations of knowlege that is being passed down and it is importatnt fo new apprentices to understand and appreciate the culture that goes into what we do.NOT everyone can do what we do. Not everone learns at the same pace.. Not every situation is the same.. apprenticeships should be spent side by side with your mentor, in the shop AND OUT. its a relationship you build with the people that are giving you their knowledge.Learning in a shop enviorment is imperitive to this job. there are millionsof situatons you need to be prepared for and that preperation can only come from learning someone elses experiances .. we push eachother to grow,. help eachother learn and keep our industry thriving . it seems youre tryin to take away what makes this industry so special  and  THAT IS NOT COOL