I thoroughly enjoy science. (My major in college was geology, for golf course architectural purposes). :-) Science has many applications in daily life, however it makes an unfaithful God, with all the changing every day and all. "We thought this, now we think this, no that's wrong too. With better technology we will know more!"
You seem to have a Medieval view of apprenticeship. I am not talking about blue collar "guild sanctioned" jobs. I am talking about thinking people entering the job market that can pursue whatever career they choose, because of their ability to think.
I gained very little from my schooling, and use very little of the information I was forced to memorize and repeatedly go over as busywork on my free time. Fortunately I had several mentors from the prior generation who instructed me in the art of thinking, which the public schools I went too never covered.
Most Professor's stayed in the "impressing juveniles" business because they feared competing in the real world. There are exceptions, but a majority of them can't think clearly enough to program their VCR. Educated beyond their intelligence, with the emotional maturity of a 22 year old. It's no wonder the vast majority are so liberal.
P.S. For those who are God gifted teachers, the above rant has no application at all.