User blog comment:Harold Burned-Mane/Tamriel Total War II: Rules and Guidelines/@comment-24696651-20160202164646/@comment-24696651-20160202230437

The thing is, a lot of people wouldn't be bothered to give their kids a well rounded education. You don't need a scholar if you're learning heavy armour, one-handed, etc. If you were teaching them magic skills, then sure, but it could be any mage - you're essentially saying that only the court wizard is qualified to organise a child's education, and that if you don't organise a child's education, they can't learn anything.

I'm not saying that it would be a good idea to send your child to a heretic city, but it should still be possible, especially considering the considerable security they would have there. Also, if the court wizard is just getting the necessary teachers, then he probably won't even need to be in the same area - he'd just have to visit the child occasionally to see how they're getting along.