A Long and Winding Road

I can certainly see how that sort control would be a good thing, in that case. [He's never believed repressing oneself was a good thing, but it does sound like it was somewhat necessary. And also, different worlds, different cultures, not his place to judge, etc.]

And most learn by apprenticing themselves to a more experienced mage, at least to start. So if the teacher only specializes in one particular school...