well, I did say 'some;..not all painted with the same brush. But some sprog, just off the books, regurgitating the books and the training tick box exercises..then imho its deficient.
A yound CPL who goes out and works for job under all conditions , making all the hard decisions and getting the frights and flying experience..then they have some practical as opposed to just theoretical knowlege to impart,
Better for the student in my book.
People bust aircraft because they dont know what they dont know. As a few bent aircraft locally showed ...the result of poor training?
And the WW2 gen...not in my day they werent