You already need more points into Loremaster to identify higher level gear. By the time you've completed the first map you should have been able to find a few pieces of gear that required Loremaster 2 to identify.
I do agree that you shouldn't be able to learn skills because you're wearing gear the gives you a point in that ability. Especially given the fact that you don't need to have a point in that ability to use the skill, just to learn it.
