So I've read through a few of these sort of threads and still haven't figured out how to go about this. I'm currently enrolled in a few woodworking courses and need a few chisels. I need some bench chisels and I'm in a hand-tool joinery course, so dovetail chisels as well. On one side I've seen some suggest Narex chisels for beginners to learn how to sharpen and beat on. On the other side I've read you should buy a quality set like LN or Iles, buy it once and learn on a quality tool. I'm leaning toward the higher end chisels, as I will have some books read and professional teaching. Hopefully this means I wouldn't ruin anything as I learn. I plan on taking plenty more courses, so the chisels would be used for furniture, instruments, etc.
Which would you recommend? If it helps, I also get 10% off the LNs. I'm 6'2 and have medium-large sized hands. Wasn't sure if the smaller handles would feel off. I'm not on a budget per se, but would prefer not to pay a ton for aesthetics like bluespruce.