My comments weren't directed at you, but more to the general discussion of his teaching and his teaching methods. But I am truly glad that it was you that picked up on my post. Sorry for the long wait for my reply, been busy as of late.
Here goes my counter arguement :
Urahara is the right teacher for Ichigo, I haven't read the manga either (just stating that) but judging from what I have seen he more than anyone else understands Ichigo. Why am I saying this... can you honestly think of anyone better to teach him, and if you can who. Also if my theory is right Ichigo is what Urahara wanted to create and failed particially. I don't know if you remember this but at the end of the Soul Society arc, (one the flying carpet) Urahara said to Yurichi that after all this time of waiting it is finally here, or something to that extent.
The reason why I say that Urahara knows Ichigo better than anyone else he knows what is capable of and so does Yurichi, but as the saying goes a flower doesn't blossom before it's time. I believe Ichigo was taught exactly what was needed for him to progress onto the next stage. Urahara teaching him reasolve and experience, Zaraki sorta teaching him materialization and Yurichi teaching him shunpo and bankai using the method Urahara developed.
It is not like time really permitted Urahara to really sit down and teach Ichigo something, and also we all know that Ichigo's powers is directly linked to his emotional state, also he is not totally aware of what his powers really are yet. So teaching him anything else is like putting a RPG rocket into the hands of a child. It will do more harm than good.
Also I stated before that Ichigo CANNOT control his riatsu very well and controling ones spirit energy is a very important part of learning spells, look at Zaraki, he need the eye patch to help him control his spirit energy and also he knows no spells. A prime example is when they flashed back into Rukia's / Renji's past at the Shinigami school, what happened when Renji didn't properly control his spirit energy, it blew up in his face. Now imagine something like that happening with Ichigo, we all know what his control is like from when he was trying to create the spirit orb. It took all his focus and will power to control it and it still blew up the first time he tried it, heck it even tilted the entire building. Also even when they all were in the orb, he was over powering all of them combined. So simply put spells is alittle out of his reach at this time, because he lack the control to perform them.
Urahara will teach him as the need arises directly and indirectly when he is ready for such training.
Also if he taught Ichigo everything then the anime will be boring wouldn't it. Part of the greatness of Bleach is that fact that Ichigo learns directly from life experiences and is not, trail and error so to say in real life situation because that is the only way he can really achieve the emotional state that is needed for him to progress. In a sense it is mainly because of this fact that Urahara is limited to what he can teach Ichigo.
Remember that Ichigo (the new generation) is the main character and not Urahara (the old generation). But I am eagerly awaiting to see what Beshime can do. That Bitch looks wicked, and I want to see what Urahara is TRULY capable of, since Yurichi made a remark that it is true that Ichigo might be able to surpass "him", I am 99.9 percent sure that, that statement reffers to Urahara. Just so you know Urahara is another one of my favorite characters. I would like to tell you, not come to any conclusions about him, he is yet to surprise us all, atleast that is what I feel from looking at the anime series.
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