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There's another pg essay out there that talks about "premature optimization," which is what I generally think of apprenticeships. Giving teenagers a chance to see what really goes into a particular career is a great idea, but I wouldn't put much stock into it being more than a complement to traditional schooling, in which case it reduces to another form of internship or co-op, which, again, are great for giving students a taste of professional life, but are in no way a good replacement for the breadth of a good education.