Imagine if your professor worked in the field and you were his apprentice. Could that not have had a similar impact on your life? Perhaps it would have made you

Imagine if your professor worked in the field and you were his apprentice. Could that not have had a similar impact on your life? Perhaps it would have made you even better at applying the knowledge he imparted to you. Perhaps, it would make you additionally capable of teaching and transferring that knowledge to others in a very practical manner.