And the wheel of history turns. The bleak view is that first industrialists got rid of the apprenticeship because they wanted to pay only skilled craftsmen. The

And the wheel of history turns. The bleak view is that first industrialists got rid of the apprenticeship because they wanted to pay only skilled craftsmen. The need for craftmanship was reduced when processes where dehumanized through splitting work into trivial tasks and workers became - not masters of a trade - but replacable cogs in the machine. It's nice to see this becoming more mainstream again. Learning by doing - and observing skilled workers - is a great way to learn most of the practical aspects of a trade.