Hi Bubber, quote... so why not just learn this way?
Unfortunately most of us live in the real world, our fathers do not own A380s for us to fly. There is no need to fly a twelve mile final, when all you own is a spam-can or a glider that have approach speeds of 70 and 60 knots respectively.
Also most of us land into wind which further reduces our ground speed by maybe another 20 knots... (to 50 and 40 knots resp.). So there is no need for a final of more than 800 yards for us.
The usual turn to final is at 600ft... To intercept the Papis from below, as you are supposed to, that would put us 2-3 miles out, and at 40knots, that would take an eternity, and we would soon become bored.